Went to see his surgeon in Boston today. He said Dad was looking great. He said he thought not doing the rest of the chemo was fine, too. He said it only increases the success rate by like 2% in cases such as dad's, where the lymph nodes were clear and the margins were clear. He encouraged Dad to get the fentaynl patch to get through the next few weeks. I offered to take time off from work to help him get to his treatments. Mom called her work and got some sass from her supervisor about continuing her leave (because she heard my dad was well enough to go to a car show, and thought that should mean he should be well enough for my Mom to return to work. SO frustrating.) Things are looking alright, as long as Dad can manage his pain! Everyone keep fingers, toes and eyes crossed for us!


Dad was diagnosed 2/28/18 w Stage 4, N0 Verrucous carcinoma (VC) an uncommon variant of SSC
Mandibulectomy and free-flap reconstruction 5/30/18
Diagnosis changed to SSC.
Began treatment of 30 rads and 5 Cisplatin Cycles on 7/18/18
Decided not to do any more Cisplatin after the first one.
Finished treatment on 8/31/18.
3.19 Abscess & Recurrence wide mouth resection
4.16.19 Scapular Flap Reconstruction surgery
9.6.19 Clear CT!
8.6.20 Clear CT!