Maybe someone can help me out here. I've been all over the internet and keep coming up with so many different answers, I decided to ask you guys even though you may think I'm crazy. crazy As you can tell by my sig, I'm a stage 4b survivor. I've been out of treatment (I use that as my timeline because I'm more comfortable with it) almost 3 1/2 years. I realize they are coming up with new tx every day but I'd really like to know what my expected survival would be? I'm so close to 5 years that I'm pretty positve I'll make that one but is it 10, 15, 20 years? I'm not being morbid, I'd just like a straight answer. I'm not one of those literal people that you say 5 years and then I'll die on that date. I'd like to have some sort of estimate, tho. Am I nuts to want an idea? I do have reasons for asking this which I might go into more later. Thanks, Carol smile

DX 6/05 Rt Tonsil SSC advanced to lymph node. Stage 4b. RND, took tonsils, strips off the back of tongue, throat and nose. 19 lymph nodes removed only 1 bad. Once healed, 7 weeks of treatment including 35 IMRT, 7 Cisplatin, 7 Erbitux and 35 nasty Amophostine. Almost 11 yrs out now. Woooo Hoooo!