Well, things didn't go as planned during my dilatation. Unfortunately, the surgeon was trying to go down my throat & screwed up & put a tear in my esophagus. Hurts like hell. Worse than radiation sore throat. Couldn't get feeding tube out, no dialation & ack to square one. So discouraged and mad.

SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.