We discussed the needle biopsy, but he said that he would recommend the surgery regardless, so I decided to skip it. I'm mre worried about the biopsy of the original tumor. It'll be good to know, but I'm scared to death that it will come back positive. I don't even know what they'd do then.


Age 46; SCC BOT T3N1M0l dx 9/06
Cisplatin x3; radiation x42
Completed tx 10/31; Selective neck dissection 12/06