OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 41 | Thank you for your kind words and recommendations ...I'm not sure what I would do without this board.
Paul your recommendations are especially helpful. I will look into these additional treatments. I feel like I'm in a fog. What do i do first to get a second opinion? In Boston, many hospitals work collabortively. Can i do a phone consult? Who should i reach out to? I just feel defeated.
Caregiver to father DX:4/14 Surgery:5/14 resection, ND TX: 33 IMRT complete 9/14 Scan: 10/14, suspicious area tongue & neck. Biopsy confirmed SCC BOT 2nd Primary, right lateral tongue. 11/14: surgery partial glossectomy, pec flap, trach, NG tube, ND 12/14: debridement surgery, small area removed for clear margins 12/14: biopsy positive for SCC dermal metastasis 1/15: chemo: erbitux, taxol and carboplatin 3/15: 5FU, Erbitux 8/15: enrolled in PD-1 Immunotherapy 9/15: Heaven got a new angel <3
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