Thank you all for your input, a wealth of useful information, even/especially the nasty reality of it all. I do not believe in the sugar coating of information and I really value the rawness of your responses. I am going to look into the possibility of a CCCC, I just hope my insurance will cover this place. I had been avoiding them as they are not geographically conveniently located near me but realized that I just need to do it anyways.


Squamous cell, tongue
First biopsy 2006, Stage 1 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
To date: 13 surgeries & 3 nonsurgical biopsies