I have oropharyngeal cancer scc, stage iv, HPV+.. Started in my tonsils and spread to the lymph nodes on the left side of my neck. Just a little lump to start with. Didn't think much of it.

Starting chemo with cisplatin on Tuesday. Radiation starts the same day. Three infusions of cisplatin scheduled over the next six weeks. Radiation each weekday, but I get the weekends off.

I bicycle 50 miles a week and jog 20. I was planning on a triathlon this spring, but life had other plans for me. Really not sure what to expect as my doctor says much will vary by patient. Will I be able to work, run, bike some of the time, all of the time, none of the time? We'll see.

I've started looking through the posts. Lots out there to look through.

John