Wow....thank you, larryb, for reminding me that every case is different and that I should not give up hope when things look bleak. I think if docs had told us surgery was not an option, I would have felt devastated. Your story is a great lesson to me! I am so glad that your treatment worked and that you did not have to have surgery. I have been so conflicted--just wanting that cancer OUT of him on the one hand, and not wanting him to have to endure such a massive surgery on the other. I pray that we and our doctors have chosen the right treatment also.

Christine


Wife of Scott: SCC, Stage I retromolar 10/02--33 rad; recurrence 10/03--Docetaxol, 5FU, Cisplatin; 1/04 radical right neck, hard palate, right tonsil; recurrence 2/04--mets to skin and neck; Xeloda and palliative care 3/04-4/04; died 5/01/04.