Hi Ambra, and welcome -- Sorry for your diagnosis, but so glad you found us.

If you have metal fillings or crowns, your dentist can make mouth guards that you wear during radiation to prevent radiation from bouncing off the metal and burning nearby tissue. You may want to ask your RO if he/she thinks you should have them.

We are rooting for you, stay in touch!


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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