Not much new to report. I have a call into my chemotherapy doctor to further discuss the pros and cons of using Carboplatin vs Cisplatin. My doctor wants to use Carboplatin because I do have measured hearing loss. I've scheduled a "second opinion" review by doctors outside my health insurance plan, even though I will almost certainly use the standard treatment of chemotherapy and radiation through my health insurance. The doctors outside my plan combine immunotherapy with the chemotherapy and radiation, or at least that is what I understand. I will post more if this is relevant after my "second opinion" exams. Having said all of this, I'm scheduled to begin my treatments on July 10th. No delay with respect to the "second opinion" exams. I am both anxious and eager to begin. I was diagnosed by my ENT doctor on May 24, 2017. This was later confirmed by the biopsy and scans. I think about how, prior to May 24th, I never heard of Carboplatin or Cisplatin. Words and drugs that were not part of my world suddenly take center stage.