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Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 37 | Not at all, David, not at all, but thanks for taking the time to say so. Congrats and applause for your 5� years of all clear.
Andrew
4x survivor
1998 - SCC of larynx
...laryngectomy, tracheotomy, radiation, caries, HBO, teeth extr, TEP
2002 - lung cancer, wedge resection
2014 - SCC of BOT, pharynx, oropharynx, HPV-, stage IV, T2N0MX, invasive, poorly differentiated
...chemo (carboplatin, taxol), dc'd due to neuropathy
2015 - SCC of palate
...Feb-April IMRT (46 x 70 Gy)
...Jan 2015 - May 2016 cetuximab 500 mg q week x 55wks
2016 - metastases to mediastinum, lungs, spleen, pancreas
...Aug-? pembrolizumab q 3 wks
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Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 66 | It sounds like they are taking your case seriously and offering you all the options. What will your treatment schedule be like?
HPV+ P16 positive squamous cell carcinoma
Oct 2014 found neck node lumps
Went to Oncologist (TNBC)
Ultrasound
2 CT Scans - body/head and neck
Needle & core biopsy
Pet Scan
Biopsy to find primary w/ anesthesia - failed
Second Opinion found primary & biopsied
Biopsy confirmed HPV+ P16 Squamous cell carcinoma
Radical Neck Dissection 11/22/2014
32 lymph nodes removed - 3 positive
Ported 12/29/14
Chemo and rads to start January 5, 2015
cisplatin weekly 40 mg/m2
Rads M-F for 7 weeks
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 37 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 37 | Wow, yet another person asking about me. The kindness and caring of the people here are incredible. You are all very much appreciated. @ QueenKong, they're planning on rads 5x/week for ~6 weeks with cetuximab 1x/week. After ~6 weeks will take a look to see where we're at and then decide where to go from there. Tuesday afternoon they'll do a CT to "map out" the head/neck. RO said it will then take him 7-10 days to work out the physics/calculations and then we'll be ready to start the rads. I'm getting anxious to get started. Thanks for your interest. I hope things are looking up for you. 
Andrew
4x survivor
1998 - SCC of larynx
...laryngectomy, tracheotomy, radiation, caries, HBO, teeth extr, TEP
2002 - lung cancer, wedge resection
2014 - SCC of BOT, pharynx, oropharynx, HPV-, stage IV, T2N0MX, invasive, poorly differentiated
...chemo (carboplatin, taxol), dc'd due to neuropathy
2015 - SCC of palate
...Feb-April IMRT (46 x 70 Gy)
...Jan 2015 - May 2016 cetuximab 500 mg q week x 55wks
2016 - metastases to mediastinum, lungs, spleen, pancreas
...Aug-? pembrolizumab q 3 wks
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