Hi, I think you should get a copy of the CT report so you can see first-hand what it says.

Is seeing a new primary an option? It's disturbing that your current doc thinks his job is limited to addressing "life-threatening issues." That would be true in a trauma ER, not a primary practice. It sounds very condescending to me, trying to make you feel that your symptoms aren't important if your life isn't at risk.

Good luck, don't give up!


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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