Hi Glenn! I wish I were in Laguna Beach, I am back up in Mendocino (which is paradise!!) along the Northern California Coast, but very isolated and remote.

The closest "city" is 2.5 hours away.

There are no ENT's locally. My surgery was at Stanford, and I can certainly return there (4 hours each way).

I see a Dr here next week to get meds to help with the "emotional condition".

I think the "node" or whatever is a little smaller today, so I am not as freaked out.

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.