Hi Lenny, I realize more than a month has passed since your comment and you have undoubtedly made your initial decision about undergoing treatment. I was diagnosed May 2023 with HPV related squamous cell cancer in my right tonsil and lymph node. It grew quite rapidly over the next month. I began proton radiation and chemotherapy in early July at Mayo Phoenix. Treatment was completed in 7 weeks. I would highly recommend you consider this. I was initially diagnosed in my hometown and like you, the doctors made it sound relatively easy. That was not the case at Mayo, my wife and I were fully informed as to the potential side effects but also given many strategies to avoid them. We followed all of the recommendations and thankfully I have not suffered major problems. So it is possible to undergo the recommended treatment without very serious complications. I admit that my case was very fortunate regarded as unusual by the care teams but again it is possible. It was not in any sense easy and I have been on an emotional and psychological roller coaster for the last 7 months but I’m alive! Best of luck to you.