Joansie,

I too have tonsil cancer with neck mets - and liver & bone mets. The only reason surgery was really done on me was to find the primary...I had surgery and radiation. 7 months after radiation finished they found the liver and bone mets.
I am on chemo now, and they feel that treating systemically will take care of both liver and bone and any other cancers. One can hope!!! I was told they wouldn't do chemo at the time because they felt the stress to the body with radiation was too tough. I don't believe that. I think it's tough, but I also believe I wouldn't be where I am if they would have done both???

Sloan is one of the top 2 head & neck centers in the U.S. MD Anderson being the other. Stay at Sloan where you can get multiple doctors and opinions all in one place, you are so lucky you're as close as you are.

Please come back and keep us posted. This is a great group of people and we'll be here for you as you go through this.

Take care,
Dinah