Elisabeth age 63 blind and disabled due to diabetes. Doctors just removed large mass in my neck after saying for two years it is just a swolen saliva gland. They were obviously wrong for two years. Now I question thier honesty once more. They removed toncil with HPV 16 virus and 7 lymphnodes positive as well. Plus about 60 negitive surounding lymphnodes. I am already completely blind and disabled. I have very high blood sugar and blood presure and doctors say this wont effect my cancer treatment or vise versa. My doctor is also telling me that this cancer is 100% treatable and I will live another 20-30 years. He is sure of it, trust him.. Yet my oncoligist says it is 90% curible with treatment and only 40% without treatment. And the Chemo doctor says 70% cureable with treatment and 30% without.. All different answers and all talk about different side effects.. Side effects like not being able to eat again, to swallow, posible loss of hearing,posible saliva loss, posibly loss of bone and ability to walk etc..
So now I am more concerned with quality of life. Thinking about doing no treatment (Radiation/chemeo) and ejoying a posible shorter life while I can. Rather then do treatment and loosing other valuable senses. Doctors are pushing me to start treatment now and say that I cant wait but wont tell me why it is so urgent to start since the treatment will kill everything anyways. Ild rather have 2 good years of life then 10 miserable. I am already unhealthy, blind, have trouble with legs and walking.What more can I take and why risk all the posible side effects. They got everything in the surgery and I actually feel really good now 6 weeks later.