Happy birthday despite the chaotic feelings!

My husband went to the doctor in early July. Even with all the tests, we never heard a definitive diagnosis until mid August, we heard some preliminary at the beginning though. It was a slow process.

Lots to learn here and these people know the ropes. My husband does not ask questions and does not do what they tell him to do to get through his treatments as well as possible. He has paid the price for it. I say listen to the experienced!

Best wishes for you on all this.


Spouse of 58 yr old with BOT cancer
Stage 4a HPV16 positive
3 chemo treatments cisplantin
35 radiation treatments 7000 cGy
former smoker/chewed tobacco for 38 yrs.
1/2020 diagnosed with cancer near TMJ
4/2020 chemo 5 days every 2 weeks
6/2020 proton therapy
9/21/2020 cancer free