Hi Steve,

The wait for any test results can be brutal. We all feel your angst.

My Bill had the same history as you...smoked for a long time and quit in 1997. He has a family history of colon cancer so he was watching the other end, so to speak, with regular colonoscopies but the throat cancer was a shocker when it came in 2007.

Glad you found us and keep posting. If it is cancer, we will be here for you through the next steps.

Last edited by debandbill; 10-14-2013 07:01 AM.
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill