he is now Massachusetts Bill. I doubt there is any mechanism for changing ones name so I guess I will remain Florida Bill here.

CT scan of neck and chest on 12-29-06 revealed a lesion at the base of my tongue, in the general vicinity of the previous tumor.

PET/CT scan done on 1-3-07 revealed an "intense increased uptake at the level of the left lingual tonsillar region, correspoiding to the area of ulceration seen on the CT portion of the study."

Today, 1-4-07, I met with a doc at Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary in Boston. He basically confirmed what I already knew from the findings of the CT and PET/CT scans. His suggested approach if to preform a biopsy of the lesion and go from there. Yes, I pretty much expected that.

He then asked if I wanted to know what to expect should the biopsy tell us what we really do not want it to. I requested he not hold back anything and he let me have it all. Since about 1:00 today my constant mantra has been, "It isn't until they say it is!"

I will be contacting Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the VERY near future for a second opinion. Any and all treatment will be done there and nowhere else!!

I will not break any site rules by asking for recommendation here in the open. However, for you folks that may have been treated at Dana Farber I would grately appreciate you contacting me via Private Message with any recommendations you may have. I will likely be looking for the best of the best surgeon I can find at Dana Farber.

Thanks in advance.
Bill - winner of the first battle and the guy I will place all my money on this time around too.