I found all my recurrences in the cervical neck. I would just feel something strange, wake up at night and go right to the lump for some reason, which all tuned out to be cancerous, on FNAB, pathology, PET, resulting in surgery, rads or chemo radiation Right before I was have one SND, and was in preop felt another enlarged nodule, told surgeon I have another lump. You should have seem his eyes. , ENT was not sure to take out, and decided last minute before putting me under, decided to take it out too. under to take it. a already had a radical neck dissection, so there was not much left. It was cancer too, but free form or roaming cancer, not the lymph nodes, a month late, felt spot told new doc to, turns out cancer was in the skin, epithetical lining under skin, showed CT and was had a special surgery, IORT radiation, and pec flap. More chemo and rads six weeks later. Most cancers are found by the patient.

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10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs