mark, debbie, lynn and helen,

thank you very much for your responses. i've passed on to my family some of the points you raised. one thing that came up in a conversation with my family tonight was how difficult it is not to be able to fully trust your doctors and to know what questions to ask. i'm very glad to have found this board and i've been reading and learning from the posts here. thanks again.

be well.

gita


sister diagnosed 11/03 SCC maxilla keratenizing stg IV T1N1Mx; 4-7 positive lymph nodes; dissection 12/03 left upper pallette removd; radiaton left side 35 sessions 2/04-4/04; recurrence same side 4/04; chemo began 5/04 incl cisplatine, 5fu, taxotere