Met with the clincal research team today. And met Dr. Dort, cool guy and he has a sense of humour. They showed me pictures of my tumour taken with the blue light and its 22mm x 12mm and only 1mm deep, so my recovery time will be short laugh Only one night in the hospital. Says I may not even need the skin graft but that will be my surgeons decision.

OR date moved to Oct 03 and so I wont be meeting with the Head and Neck team prior to surgery as my surgeon called me at home this morning and answered my questions laugh

Feeling more optimistic now. Then I can get back to finding a job and keeping my apartment.

Tracy Dx @ age 47
Single No dependants
NS/Social ETOH
Clinical Study (early detection)
Dx July/09 Mod. Dysplasia (lichen planus)
Dx Sept/11 TisN0M0 SSC Lt Tongue
Sx Oct/11 CO2 Laser Glossectomy
Sx Mar/12 Release of tongue anchoring (Skin graft)
Lingual Nerve Damage