Radiation will begin once you are sufficiently healed from the surgery. My husband's radiation hasn't begun (his surgery was June 5) because of a post op infection with a fistula that connected the base of his tongue to the incision in the front of his neck. The infection is gone and the fistula is healing but the infection had undermined the original incision and they had to open it up about 2 inches to let it drain. Now it is healing quickly but they have delayed the radiation for another two weeks. The radiation treatment will be 15 minutes a day on weekdays and the treatment will last 6.5 weeks. They suggested to us that this is aggressive treatment.

Hope everything goes well with your visit to Philly.

Cindy
Spouse - SCC T3N2cM0 Base of tongue