Well I haven't been through exactly what your husband has but there are many on the boards who have dealt with tonsil cancer and I'm sure will reply. I was diagnosed originally almost 5 years ago, had a recurrance last year and both times had mets to lymph nodes. I think you will find that with oral cancer each situation is different, and while you can draw some parallels between individual results, it seems everyone's story is different.

I had chemo with my radiation - cisplatin - and while it wasn't a walk in the park for me - others got through that particular drug virtually without effect! Go figure.

You sound very knowledgeable about what as gone on so far but there is lots ahead with radiation and survivorship. You have come to the right place - this will be a challenging year for both of you and we will do anything we can to help you.

Do you know what type of chemo, how much radiation, treatment start dates?

Breathe deeply - you have found the right source for advice and info.

Donna