A lady at church asked how I was doing mid-treatment. I told her I was doing surprisingly well. She told me not to worry, it was going to get much worse. I laughed out loud but it sure PO'd my wife!


Dx March 2011 via FNA (49 yrs old)
SCC BoT
HPV+ exact strain unknown
Stage IVa T3N2cM0
Cisplatin x 3, IMRT x 40 (7267 cGy)
One node removed post-treatment (rad dmg)
Clean PET 10/28/11
Swallow therapy