Thanks so much to all of you for the welcome. Just letting you know that I got the biopsy results back from the ENT office today, and they confirm the diagnosis that's now in my profile. From the reading I've done over the past 2 days here and elsewhere, every word of that is good news for me (except carcinoma, of course). Next step is staging, which I guess we'll get a start on when I see the surgeon day after tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I've been reading a lot of the posts here on the forum of other cases. I am humbled to be among such strong and supportive folks. Reading all this has lifted my spirits and given me the confidence to know I can get through this. Thanks so much to all of you.

Peter, age 62 at Dx
3/27/15 Dx T2N2aM0 Tonsilar P16+ G3 SCC
4/6/15 Full PET clear except for above
4/24/15 TOLM tonsillectomy/clear margins. Neck dissection 20 nodes (1 w/cancer & extracapsular extension)
5/28/15 PEG in
5/27 - 7/10/15 Daily Radiation to 66 units cumulative; Cisplatin weekly X 7
8/24/15 PEG out
9/24/15 Full body PET - N.E.D.
12/22/15 CT and physical exam. Continued clear.
3/11/16 Physical exam. Continued clear.
7/12/16 One year post-treatment! CT clear.
7/7/17 2 years post - still clear