I was encouraged not to have the tube by my team. They said that patients without the tube tended to do better post treatment. If I had needed one I was told it would probably be a 2 day wait. My worst time was 2 to 3 weeks post treatment and was mostly due to pain on the side of my tongue.

T1 N2b M0 IVa HPV+ right tonsil 58 non smoker
Noticed enlarged lymph node right side 2-2013
CT scan 2-18-2013, FNA 2-21-2013 Neg,
Excised 1 node and bio tonsil SCC 3-19-2013.
MD Anderson 4-1-2013
8 teeth removed 4-12-2013
Start treat 4-29-2013
66 GY IMRT
Comp treat 6-7-2013
8-15-2013 NED