Danny,

thanks. With irregular boarders and probable neurovascular invasion surgery was not an option. I spoke to multiple ENT surgeons (both locally and abroad) and all said the same thing. It simply would be too destructive to the entire region. they are all very optomistic that chemo and then chemoradiation will take care of it w/o a need for any surgery. Only time will tell...

I do know my lymph nodes are already 1/2 the size of what they were before the 1st round of chemo... whoo hoo!

i'm just hoping that the mouth sores stay away as well. I have an important meeting on friday and need to speak a lot....one day at a time though.

-dw