Whitenoise,

I would encourage you to spend a lot of time on this board reading posts one after the other. You will gain a tremendous amount of information from just doing that...will save you from having to ask some of the many questions that are coursing thru your mind right now. You can even do a search for specific subjects. The best part is you will get the big picture of what this treatment entails start to finish and then in the future.

Don't get me wrong, we are more than happy to jump in and be of help, but some things like "experiences with IMRT" are discussed frequently here. In fact, get used to reading the signature lines from each poster...gives you a lot of info on what diagnosis and treatment this particular person has experienced. It varies greatly from one person.

Just thought I would enlighten you on gleaning info from this site - best of luck with your treatment. Deb


Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!

Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill