Karen,

We all totally understand your emotions..no apologies needed. Actually, you were very smart to lurk, educate yourself, get your thoughts together and then post as you are asking well informed questions. I will let the experts pipe in on the HPV stuff but please know that we are all here to get you thru this and believe me, sometimes you will feel that this is the only place you feel comfortable "opening up."

Your husbands loss of taste is inevitable as well as the fatigue, but the nausea should be something that your docs can help with...nausea alone makes everything else very hard. Please push and ask for help about that until you find something that works.

Cyberhugs from all of us here....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