Just wanted to give a quick update. I am scheduled for a consult with an oncologist and radiation oncologist for June 11 and 12th at MDAnderson.

I figured I shouldn't just be sitting around having pitty parties after my surgery, I am fully functional and pain is mostly managable to the point of being barely noticed with a couple of Tylenol every several hours.

So, I'll leave Sunday afternoon, and am working on possibly getting in for a consult with Memorial Sloan, NY for around the 13th or 14th, I could just go straight there from Houston before returning to Nor Cal.

At least this way I'm not just sitting around waiting to die :-)

Screw the Drs who tell you "BAD NEWS"...It was only at his insistance that I did the surgery first anyway...All this means now is that I should have done radiation / chemo as my 1st line, and now I'll have to do it as my 2nd line since the surgeon failed to get it all.

Thank you to everyone for being so kind, warm and supportive!!!!

- Michael

Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.