Clint, I had a stage IV tumor with mets to lymph nodes. I went in BEGGING for the docs to hit it hard with everything they had. They did, and here I am nearly 5 years later, happy, healthy, and very glad I didn't dither about future, unknown, quality of life issues. I had surgery, rad, and chemo. Without all that, I most likely would have no life of any quality.

It is absolutely rotten that you have to deal with this, but deal with it you must. MD Anderson docs are good ones. Suck it up and put yourself in their hands. I prepared for the most horrible experience I could imagine and it never got even close to that. Bottom line: do you want to be here in a few years? If so, get treatment and do it soon!

Note: I sound a little tough because I have lost friends who thought they didn't need the full treatment. I don't want to see one more person make that STUPID mistake. Some forms of cancer can be taken more casually. This is definitey not one of them, so get going!