Hi scribe,
Sorry to welcome you on board but I hope your doubts can be clarified here. Like Raymond I was diagnosed with stage 4B tonsil cancer (T2N3M0) almost two years ago. I was offered two options: Surgery then RT/Chemo, RT/Chemo then surgery. The team of doctors finally decided on the second option since surgery involved a rather large area of mouth and neck which might very likely damage my voice which was very essential for my teaching career. I undertook 48 RT and 4 Cisplatin concurrently. Thank God surgery was not necessary since follow up MRI and CT scan confirmed I was in remission. I lost about 16 pounds but I had never had a feeding tube and managed to eat semi fluid a month post treatment. Seven months after treatment, I was back to my full time job until now. Life is normal if not for the very dry mouth and loss of taste. I was/am not a particulary strong woman and so if I could surpass the hurdles, why can't you? Best of luck,

Karen stage 4 tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/01.