My mouth is healing up fine now, a few stitches are left. I go to see the RAD ONC on mon. 9/30. He will look at my mouth and determine if we can start RAD that day. If so, I do that and then go and start chemo (cisplatin). First of 3. About the trays, start using them before treatment? or first day onward. I have had all these delays and too much time to think. Should I have the lymph node removed? Size is 3cm. Will I have to have RAD and chemo also anyway? Would it be less damaging treatment after surgery?

Age 54 at DX 06/20/13 Left Neck Mass 07/11/13 DX SCC OC T0N2bM0 Stg IVa p16 neg. 08/09/13 Tonsilectomy and Adnoidectomy, Panendoscopy. Unknown Primary. Begin RAD 09/30/13 Cisplatin 10/01&22/13 PICC 10/21/13. PEG 10/25/13 to 1/24/14. Erbitux x 3. End 35 RAD 11/22/13 Clear PET 02/25/14