I opened up a new treatment phase for me I will most likely begin on 11/25/13, and that is Proton Therapy, which is new to me, although I heard of it, I never figured on having it with the very limited treatment locations with only 11 in the U.S. so far. It's expensive to build. like 100-200 million, and treatments I believe are twice as expensive as IMRT, and will soon find out.

This. ProCure, NJ, is the only Proton Therapy Center in the NY/NJ and metropolitan area. It's a joint venture also with top hospitals in NYC like Continium Health Care Centers, MT. Sinai, NYU, NY Presbyterian, and MSKCC, so I guess these hospitas are not building any anytime soon. That's why my hospital has a doctor working there.

My consultation is on 11/25/13, and will have a CT scan this same date, hopefully non contrast due to my kidneys.

Other than that, I would like to learn more about it, and will, and Protons are not really new, about 50 years old, but the technology the past few years has let this new technology take off.


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs