Hi Lori

you have had a real baptism of fire with the diagnosis and treatment plan.Speed is of the essence in this disease,and the doctors certainly havent dragged their feet have they?

so much information in such a short time can be very daunting,and there is no hard and fast rules where oral cancer is concerned.The bleakest diagnosis can have brilliant outcomes and the most benign looking disease can actually turn around and devastate you,so advice is hard to give.

On a practical level,the best advice you will get ,is to maintain nutrition and hydration,as these are the most important aspects of tx and recovery.Rapid weight loss is common,and needs to be redressed as a matter of urgency.Can your husband still eat and drink,and if not has he had some sort of feeding aid applied?
Chemotherapy running concurrently with radiotherapy is also fairly standard practice when you have secondary nodes,so dont be too alarmed by that.With Oral Cancer you need to throw everything but the kitchen sink at it.

You have had a lot of information landed on you in a very short space of time,but you have the found the best support group in the world.Any questions you have will be answered honestly and with the knowledge of experience,so just take a deep breath and ask away.


good luck

liz