Hello, my diagnosis was very similar to your husband’s except that my cancer origin was in the back of my tongue (HPV squamous cell carcinoma). I am 65 years old and also was aware and sought diagnosis based upon a lump in my neck (lymph node). I just completed 35 radiation treatments and 7 weeks of chemotherapy. I also had 7 weeks of chemo prior to my regular treatments due to the size of my neck tumor. The treatments appear to have done the intended job as my recent CT neck and upper body scan showed no cancer. I’m scheduled for a PET scan in December. I’m hopeful that it will be “clean” as well. I will say that the treatment side effects were rough, but with support from my wife, doctors, and nurses, I was able to make it through. I am about seven weeks out from my last radiation treatment. My side effect symptoms are mostly gone except I continue to have dry mouth and my taste buds are still not right, but appear to be improving. I had a feeding tube, but I had it removed last week. I pray your husband’s treatments go well and he has an end result of being cancer free!

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