I am going to schedule both a 2nd opinion at another CCC in Michigan and speak to a Holistic Doctor in the next upcoming weeks and get back with you all. The last week I've been on vacation so I've been putting as little thought into my situation as possible. But now it's time to take responsibility again starting with cutting out as much sugar as possible. I talked to a Holistic doctor and he said he would like for me to go on a Ketogenic Diet which consists of using good fats for energy instead of a bunch of carbohydrates such as Pizza's, Pasta's, Fruits etc. Looks like I'm going to have to start going green and meats all the way.

So if I were to go this route and try to avoid the chemo... And if the problem does persist, it would occur sometime in the next year or two if any microscopic cells form into another tumor. My chemo doctor said 'he wouldn't think I'm crazy if I were to do that' which I understand I have to be aggressive as possible on the subject. Unfortunately Chemo kills good white cells along with the bad and I'm sure the side effects won't be so friendly.

I have about 3 weeks to decide if I want to start the Chemo so I'll keep you all posted.


Male, 23 year old�Dx 6/17/14 with SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear lymph nodes 6/20/14
HPV-, form-smoker, casual drinker
Right Hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reccurrence but went to NCCC instead)
Right neck diss., trach, radial free flap, right tongue diss. surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B..3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) and Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 11-4-14 IMRT rx comp. 1-9-15 peg out
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, Left neck diss.
10-29-15 passed away