It's tough to do, Amy. There is no question about that at all, but you can't for even a second doubt that you are going to beat this. You are. Bob beat his cancer too, don't you see? He refused to let it defeat his spirit, and he refused to let the cancer define who he was.

The outcome for him was not the one he would have chosen without a doubt, but he did not let it defeat the person that he was.

You can play the "what if?" game forever, and it won't change one single thing. You already have the news we all dreaded getting; you have cancer.
"What if?" won't change that.

I'm not suggesting you deny the reality of the situation; cancer kills, and does so very effectively. What it doesn't do is kill everyone it strikes. Far, FAR from it.

You'll be amazed as you move through the treatment process how many people you will meet who are cancer survivors. YOou have already met a lot of oral cancer survivors here.

Could you get a false scan? Of course. You could also get hit by a bus crossing the street tomorrow. The odds of both are pretty slim, so don't sweat it O.K.?

If sleeping is a problem, talk to your Doctor. There is NO reason to be losing sleep over it.
Wayne