Hi,
I am Don and I am new to these Forums.
I have SCC. Two lymph nodes with SCC were removed from my neck 6/23/08 along with the tonsils (benign). Despite a PET Scan and numerous biopsies, a Primary tumor was not found.

I expect to begin TomoTherapy radiation treatments and Chemotherapy in a week or two.

Due to complications of somewhat diminished renal function the Chemotherapy drug has not yet been selected.

Due to the unknown Primary I am told I will need more areas treated with greater radiation intensity.

I am having difficulty dealing with the PEG - primarily psychological (Borg Implant).


Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11