Hi Wallyswife,

My Dad's treatment will be at Princess Margaret in Toronto. He was referred by his Dental Surgeon to his Head & Neck Doctor (appt. was 4 days later). That part seemed to go quickly. The Head & Neck Doctor advised that he would like my Dad to undergo 7 weeks of radiation treatment. His first appt. is next week. I'm just confused about the time frame for the CT (3 weeks??) It's scheduled for 2 weeks after his first appt. for his radiation treatment (I'm sure his actual treatment won't start for 1-2 weeks after that). All we know at this time is that his diagnosis this far is T2. What is a reasonable time frame for a full diagnosis? Again, Mom & Dad don't ask a lot of questions - they are very trusting of everything they are being told. I believe in being confidant, but only after we are fully informed and can understand everything that is happening. My Dad indicated that the Head & Neck Doctor said that he wasn't looking at surgery at this point and that radiation was a better option.

Irregardless of his full diagnosis, ok or not so good, I will be able to begin learning about all of this a little better once we all know.