Raymond, I have sent you a long email, but I wanted to be sure you got it. You have weathered your first week. Hooray! That will be the hardest. Tell us what you found out about the neck nodes and whether or not you will need to undergo radiation.

You know that we are all pulling for you and are ready to answer any questions that you have. Stay close by!

Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!