Hello All, I would like to introduce myself. I am a Survivor. When Does Cancer ever come at the right time? Not ever...I am a Gardner and love Nature and Biking. I was diagnosed with an Branchial Cleft Cyst by my ENT in 2010 to find it had 2 small squamous cell carcinoma in biopsy so I underwent 6 weeks of Radiation to my left side of neck. Pet Scan came out clear in December 2010!

On August 2013 I had a lesion in my mouth that wouldn't heal near the base of my left tonsil, intially I thought I had streph throat and the doctor treated with antiboitics. I went to the dentist and he recommended me going back to my ENT which he operated end of August to remove my left tonsil and scoped out area where the lesion was so I have an small encave where lesion was biopsied squamous cell carcinoma stage II HPVPos. I finished up Proton Radiation 2xs a day M-F with Chemo on Mondays along with this. I just had a Pet Scan on the 24th of Feb 2014. My Oncologist will give me the results on March 10th, 2014.
I feel optimistic and have slowly have gotten back to exercising. I am glad to be on this forum with others to share information and get hints of what to do and maybe not to do. I feel lucky to be here. Nice to meet you all. I am a mother of 2 grown children and a grandmother of soon to be 5 and am 57 years old.

SCC Survivor 1st Diagnosed in 2010 had Left side under jaw removed lymph gland 2010 biopsied SCC 6 weeks rads Clr Pet Scan 2nd Diagnose 2013 left tonsil, palate sore that wouldn't heal removed surgery biospied SCC Had Chemo Cisplt Proton Rads finish Dec 4th 2013 Pt scan showed hot spots thought early had CT with contrast was clr ENT Oncologist EVMS did Pandescopy with biopsy 3rd dianox Monday May 12 cancer in spot behind jaw line Surgery next are meet with tumor board will find out 27th HPV Pos