My name is Loretta, and I stumbled on this site today.

My husband was diagnosed with Stage III right tonsil cancer in May 2002. After removing the tonsil, he was treated with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation during that summer followed by two or three more cyles of chemo in the fall of 2002.

He noticed a lump in the right side of his neck a couple of months ago. After undergoing a CT scan and then a biopsy, my husband is now scheduled for a radical neck dissection this Friday. The biopsy showed it is the same squamous cell, tonsillar cancer as was diagnosed in 2002.

I've been reading many of the posts, both current and in the archives, and intend on visiting many more times.

Please wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts and prayers this week and into next as we survive this next challenge. My husband has a remarkable attitude, is very strong spiritually and is expecting a favorable outcome. We are also blessed with support from family and many close friends.

If your scenario with this disease is similar to my husband's, I would love to hear from you and what you would advise for a quick recovery from the neck dissection.

Thanks.

Loretta

C/G to husband SCC of right tonsil, Dx 5/02. Tx concurrent rad with Taxol and Cisplatin. Consolidation therapy Cisplatin and 5-FU. Recurrence 9/06, neck dissection 10/06. Tx with twice daily radiation; two in-patient infusions of Cisplatin.