Virgo,

I apologize for not keeping you all up to date, I was gonna post my final decision after I spoke to U of M this upcoming Thursday. I did however meet again with my main Chemo Doctor on May 12th. He said based off there being no data to support my chances of killing the remaining microscopic cells with further chemotherapy, waiting is not a bad thing and hopefully I can build my immune system strong enough to kill off the remaining bad cells. They said they would monitor me closely by doing a CT scan every 2-3 months instead of every 6. He definitely suggests that I do go get a second opinion.

If I do play the waiting game, and the disease does come back, I would be eligible to undergo new clinical trials that my Cancer Center has been working on called Immunotherapy. That is always an option as well but I will let you guys know my emotions and decision after I speak to a different Chemo Doctor on Thursday. Thank you all for keeping me in your thoughts and of your best interest. And indeed, we are all one big spiritual family!


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