Hi Jerry...

Thanks for the advice. I noticed with your SCC they also removed 30 lymph nodes and it was still considered stage 1. I am pretty worried right now because my neck and shoulders are bothering me quite a bit but I still cant see anything. Were the nodes removed in your case just as a preventitive measure?

I guess another question, I know I mentioned sore throats and hoarse voice... A reddish patch next to my tonsil most suredly would not be responsible for all that but I imagine it could have spread from further down? So confused with this whole thing. Its so hard not to spend my time dwelling on this. As if to make the situation even more confusing, after taking a closer look at the pictures I took and looking in the mirror under bright light it seems the left side isnt much different than the right after all, its just the redness on the right side seems to be slightly more defined at the edges than the redness on the left side.

I guess Ill see what happens on wednesday. There is nothing like thinking that as of Wednesday, my life could change forever. Its like the difference between B.C. and A.D.