| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Janet,
Believe me there is no such thing as being healthy as far as this cancer is concerned. I was the one that got 5 opinions from cancer docs and I basically got 5 different Tx plans so you know I'm an advocate of multiple views. In fact I probably would not be posting if I had stopped with either number 1 or 2 and number 5, by a CCC, proved the least invasive and (so far) the most effective of the remaining 3.
This is your mouth and often times it means your life so the only toes you need to be worried about stepping on are yours on your way out to satisfy your need to understand what's going on.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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