Hi Lee, and welcome -- I'm sorry about your cancer but so glad you found us!
David just gave you the most comprehensive to-do list ever on this board. It will get you off to a flying start.
Job worries make it all harder. By far the vast majority of employers and co-workers are very sympathetic. If your employer is covered by the federal Family Medical Leave Act, your job is protected during up to 12 weeks of leave. FMLA applies if your employer has at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius and you have worked there for a year and a minimum of 1,250 hours.
States and employers can require/offer more generous FMLA benefits. You should look into whether Florida has a state FMLA law providing additional security.
Hope this helps -- 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
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