Thanks Erik, Carol, Gary, Danny Boy for the welcome.

Had a very nice T Day and hope everyone here did also.

Yes, Gary I meant '96 not '86 and I will go to the survivor's thread.

Danny, I have absolutely no restrictions except the ones that I place on myself. That's not to say that I didn't and don't have some long term issues mostly resulting from the side effects of the radiation treatments. I must say that the BIGGEST have been psychological (major depression, etc,), but I can guarantee you that if either this forum had been around then or I had known about it, most of it would have been comparatively minor compared to what it was. I got into some chat rooms and other cancer forums but if you weren't dealing with the type of cancer that these forums were about, it was like "fugget about it" Never could understand that. I really hope that everyone here realizes how very important this sharing and caring from others really is.

Thanks Again
Jack

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Dx 1/15/97 SCC Rt tonsil and lymph Stg IV, Surgery 1/23/97 tonsillectomy & mod. rad neck dissect right side, Radiation both sides 35 trtments