[quote=Anne-Marie]Just a very small note to add to what Don has explained so very well - re your question about Chemo and he nausea associated with it - my son did not have chemo - only radiation (after surgery) and he really had a difficult time with the nausea but he did get through it, so if you are considering the chemo decision based only on the possible appearance of nausea, it is possible to have nausea when only radiation is involved. However - not everyone has a difficult time with nausea and some can sail right through treatment with very little nausea. I know you have found the very best doctors associated with a very good hospital, and their combined years of experience and knowledge should be very encouraging to you and your brother. [/quote]

Thank you Anne-Marie! You are so right and thank you for putting that into perspective. We did find great doctors to treat him and that is very encouraging.

22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old