Thanks for the advice! I know these things, but it is easier said than done smile

I just don't want to be blind-sided again, so I guess I subconsciously keep telling myself that the cancer is going to come back so I am not surprised if it does. I know this is no way to live, I need to move on with my life! I really admire your outlook and strength Christine (and everyone else, for that matter!). I think with time I will learn to accept everything and not worry about the what if's... this recent scare just really put my chances of recurrence into a reality. But, I am very diligent about calling my doctor about every small thing that comes up... luckily, my aunt is a fantastic ENT so I have full access to a doctor at all times!

I will be ok... I just need to keep reminding myself that smile

Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011