Tami, I forgot to answer the question about neck resection. I had surgery and a selective neck dissection first--before radiation-- because I was stage II and the results of that were what would determine whether I would need radiation in the first place (unfortunately, although all my nodes were clean, the pathology of my tumor indicated some risks of recurrence so I ended up having the radiation and the chemo after). So again, my case isn't really comparable as far sa that aspect goes.


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"