OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 66 | I ended up not having to miss any appointments! Yeah! The storm wasn't so bad as predicted and we were able to get out. I am hoping the rest of the winter is mild and I can get through these appointments. I want to keep zapping these cancer cells.
Thanks everyone for easing my fears. I was hoping to have all these treatments done before my kids birthday.
HPV+ P16 positive squamous cell carcinoma
Oct 2014 found neck node lumps Went to Oncologist (TNBC) Ultrasound 2 CT Scans - body/head and neck Needle & core biopsy Pet Scan Biopsy to find primary w/ anesthesia - failed Second Opinion found primary & biopsied Biopsy confirmed HPV+ P16 Squamous cell carcinoma Radical Neck Dissection 11/22/2014 32 lymph nodes removed - 3 positive Ported 12/29/14 Chemo and rads to start January 5, 2015 cisplatin weekly 40 mg/m2 Rads M-F for 7 weeks
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