Karen,On Apr 21,05, my husband[who had his 63rd birthday yesterday] had surgery to remove the tumor which was in the floor of his mouth, bilateral neck dissection,some lower jaw bone removed,all but 4 teeth extracted and a peg inserted. He then had 30 IMRT rad txs which ended July 8th. He had his Peg removed Aug 24th. He has had some rough weeks through this, but tonite he ate pot roast with potatos,onions and carrots. There are more and more things everyday that he can eat[his biggest issue is going to be no teeth for a year] He is dealing with saliva problems and carries water everywhere he goes, but he feels better every day. After doing much reading here, it seems to me that the prevailing wisdom is to throw everything you can at this disease. Best luck, Amy