Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Pete, and welcome to the forum. I was Dx'd 3 years and 2 days ago and went through treatment about the same time you are. It's actually not a bad time of year to be treated. I agree with your doctors - hit it with all you've got.
I quit smoking in the 70's myself and drinking in 1995. I too never thought that I would have an oncologist for a regular doctor.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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