Thanks Gang! I concur. I'm going with the surgery first. Its scheduled for 7:30am Monday, the 24th. Heck of time to go into the hospital. If the lymph nodes are involved the procedure will stop. Taking the tumor does a fair amount of damage and prolongs my recovery time. If the thing has already spread, one tumor, more or less, will not be my only problem. Faster recovery from less surgery gets me into chemo sooner and maybe even back under the ray gun. I got another PET/CT today and the original site is still the only thing glowing - all good.

Have a wonderful Christmas. Travel safe, be happy and do good work. Be strong, Tom J

SCC BOT, mets to neck, T4.
From 3/03: 10wks daily multi-drug chemo,
Then daily chemo with twice daily IMRT for 12 weeks - week on, week off. No surgery. New lung primary 12/07. Searching out tx options.