Patty, it is good that you make clarifications at this point of time. Having been a frequent visitor on this forum, sometimes I found that outsiders tend to sound more experts than the experienced doctors and seem to put the entire blame on the latter when something against our hope happens. While we have survived the life threatening battle, everyone is unique and there are many factors accounting for survival.One common goal we share here is to help and support others with what we have experienced. Yet we must be cautious about our response and 'advice' because we may 'hurt'or mislead others unintentionally, especially on very sensitive issues like prognosis.

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.