I had a scan after the first surgery, and all was clear. No other scopes, except a quick scope down the nose at one second-opinion doc. This really is my tongue, not tonsil or BOT as far as I can tell, though with my swelling it sure feels that far down! Since we just had this biopsy and surgery Tuesday, I do not have further path info, but I know he was VERY aggressive about margins this time. I want to say the HPV was 16 but I would have to check the old papers. The lymph node removal was preventative, not required. Does any of that make sense?

Surgery 5/31/13
Tongue lesion, right side
SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated
T1N0 based on biopsy and scan
Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes
12/2/13 follow-up with concerns
12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned
1/8/14 Port installed
PEG installed
Chemo and rads
2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads
March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June
2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia
Fall 2017: HBOT
Jan 18: oral surgery