Hi there, I'm so sorry about your diagnosis. You've done a great job persisting through 3 biopsies to get an answer. It's often valuable to get a second opinion. If nothing else it gives you more confidence. Sounds like OS #2 has a nice CV. Personally I would want to know that at least 50% of his/her practice was head and neck. You want somebody who does this all day long.
& bully for you quitting cigs, that's a fantastic accomplishment!
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T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides
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