Hi all,
What a great site to have for this terrible disease. Thanks to all that built, support and contribute daily!

I had my 3rd IMRT Treatment today. No bad effects as of yet but I know they are comimg. For those that have been through this would you please tell me the 1 thing you would have done different or the 1 thing that helped you get through it the best.

I also wonder what are the real chances of getting rid of this cancer and never seeing it again? The doctors are very non committal. I am totally confused about this as it seems every where I read that no significant improvement in survival or treatment has been achieved in over 30 years with the exception of Erbitux. I guess I'm really trying to find out if I'm like the movie "Dead Man Walking" or can I really beat this thing for the long term?

I am currently at MD Anderson doing the radiation treatments. My staging is T2N1MO. Before returning to MD Anderson for the rads I recieved 3 - 3 week cycles of induction chemo. During the 1st 2 weeks of each cycle I recieved cisplatin, taxatere and Erbitux - the 3rd week of each cycle recieved only Erbitux.

Would really appreciate your comments and opinions as I am trying to get a firm grip on this whole thing. Thanking You in Advance!