Bruce, glad you made a decision. No change in diet, already benefit from home cooked healthy foods. I'm keeping up the exercise which seems like the best medicine. Doing the over 50 daily vitamin, but not religiously. Light alcohol, which is no change for me.
Areas to watch closely are the tumor location, and the neck, especially down toward collar bone. Dr checks everything, I do the careful neck & upper shoulder check all the time. I believe HPV grows a bit slower than other forms, so the 1, 2, and even 3 year milestones are key. From what I'm told 5 years is the target to discontinue the regular dr visits.
Mike

Hi Bruce, glad you've reached a decision. For me it was a huge relief just to have a plan. I think others have chosen the path you and Mike are taking, but may be less likely to participate in the Forum. Good luck in the new job, hope you check in from time to time!

Lynn

Thanks for the support. i hope and pray this issue will stay away. Being Positive and riding on my surgeon's comments regarding the low % of this cancer coming back again.

Bruce

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10/31/2013 had super painful ear ache in right ear cancel
went to a normal ENT and he found nothing.
11/2/2013 pain subsided and went on with life
1/6/2014 discovered "cherry tomato" size lump on my lymph node in my right neck area
2/5/14 CT PET scan light up of tongue and tonsil
2/12/14 robotic surgery- to biopsy tongue and tonsil area for negative margins, then neck dissection to remove one lymph node and back the robot to cut out jelly bean tumor and affected tonsil. all area around removed cancer shown negative for cancer.
3/12/14 decided to go the observation of every two months route for now.