On Mar 07, 2016 1:48 AM JEYEREH wrote:
Hi---This is brand new for us. Husband diagnosed with throat cancer and the HPV. We're just trying to put one foot in front of the other. Saw Oncologist on Friday March 4, 2016. He said stage 4 cancer in left tonsil and lymph nodes. Has appt this Wednesday with ENT doctor who wants to take tonsils and lymp nodes out. The oncologist wants chemp and radiation but ENT wants tonsils out. What path are we suspossed to follow??? One says one things, the other says another thing!!!! I know this is the start of a very, very long journey. We don't know anything for sure except for throat cancer stage 4. Any advice would be appreciated. thank You!!!
Good Morning,
You have fortunately come to a place where there are very caring people who have walked down the path on which you now find yourselves. I found this site while doing research on throat cancer on behalf of my brother Stan.
It was the fall of 2013. He survived the treatment regimen and is doing well, all things considered. For him, it all started with a small lump on his neck, no pain mind you, just a small lump. When he casually mentioned it to his primary doctor during a routine checkup, his world changed in an instant. Three (3) weeks later he embarked on a regimen of 35/3. That is 35 treatments of radiation and 3 treatments of chemo.
To better assist you, and speed up your learning curve, let me recommend looking up and reading all the past postings of Diana and Susan (Dlynn1210 and Sdurnell).
These are two (2) amazing people who have stuck around long after their own respective treatments so as to be there for others like you and your husband.
They were both a wealth of good information as well as inspirational to me and my brother. I have come to both respect them and love their hearts. Oh, how the whole world might benefit from a whole army of women like Diana and Susan.
I pray GOD remains close to you during this season of tribulation. I tell folks that it is not a matter of if, rather it is a matter of when each of us will enter our season of tribulation. They often look at me in disbelief, however the statistics bear out the truth. You are not alone, and hopefully you will avail yourselves of the benefits these women and others can bring your way.
Clint