Today I heard from the nurse about my PET scan. All things considered the news was good. They believe they have found the primary site and it's something called the Glossopharyngeal Sulcus which in English means where the tongue and throat come together; probably somewhere near the tonsil area. There was no other cancer found other than the primary site and the initial mass which sent me to the doctor in the first place.
I once again asked what the treatment was for this and was told it would be localized radiation which means it will be a smaller field. There may or may not be chemo and I will know more about that on Thursday when I meet with the chemo oncologist. Actually I think all will be revealed after my biopsy under anesthesia on the 28th. I don't like the idea of having something malignant growing in my neck and will be happy doing something about it. The very, very best thing I heard from the nurse was that it is easy to beat but the treatment will not be fun. I took this as a very strong positive. More information when I have it.
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