Hi Paul. Sorry you have this skunky cancer. I am recieving standard radiation. My onco/ radiologist prefers it for certain cancers.

My neck is red but not blistered or particularily sore. My throat was worse the second two weeks than now. I have a two card read area on my throat and it does not go below my collar. I have 13 treatments to go.

Have you asked your team if the standard will be just as beneficial as the IMRT in your case? It seems they want to begin right away. My understanding is IMRT takes longer to get ready and begin whereas I was in treatment in a month and if not for the second biopsy I would have been in treatment within 10 days of my surgery.

You need to have a consult with your physicians I would say.

May God bless you,
Barbara~