Hi Ron,

Wanted you to know I'm rooting for you and will be following your posts! Good luck with your scan on Friday.

I want to echo some things from DavidCPA's post. My husband's ENT wanted to do a neck dissection within days of diagnosis. At the CCC we went to, the surgeon, RO and MO consulted and determined that chemo and rad were going to be enough. I know every person is different, but I'm curious if the decision to do surgery is coming from a cancer center or a stand-alone ENT?

I'm concerned because someone is telling you that surgery is warranted and you don't have your PET scan done yet.


Margaret
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C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx)
Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3)
Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.