Paul, I am so glad you are in good hands. The treatment plan is amazing, I had no idea they could do things like mold shields to protect structures. It makes me wonder why this isn't used more even for non-recurrences when the tumor bed's exposed and improving the margin is dangerous.
For me waiting to start is so hard, once a plan's been charted. With this sophisticated type of treatment I'm sure they need every last minute to prepare and coordinate -- Just aligning the doc's schedules must be a trick.
Get better, we need you here!
(((HUGS)))
Mama
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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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