Rick,

I'm fairly new to this board, but my husband was just diagnosed with a recurrence of SCC originating in the tonsil. He is now 4 years post-treatment and had done very well.

It is very, very scary but until you seek input from your docs, your questions will continue to haunt you.

Like Amy said, take a few deep breaths, get yourself into some good hands, and go from there.

I wish you only the best.....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.