Thank you for the update Wendy; I recently had surgery and have the same ear pain.

Regarding UCSF and second opinions - I only recently heard that they offer financial aid. Since I didn't hear that from UCSF directly will contact them for info. Might be useful in the future.



Keep fighting friends!

Me -- currently 53 years old
SCC diagnosed 3/7/2017 at age 48
Staging SCC HPV+ T0,N1 primary unknown
PET 3/16, no activity, biopsies 3/23 benign
TORS surgery identified 2mm tumor in BOT (vallecula)
Cancer restaged T1, N2, M0
Begin 30 sessions of radiation (60 Gy) 6/13
Completed radiation 7/24/2017
1st MRI clear 10/23/2017!!
2nd MRI clear 10/17/2018!