 Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 54 | Welcome Katherine! You have found the best place to get information. I was Stage 2 on the tongue and am out 6 months from surgery. It's a tough surgery..... But it will save your life. When you find out details of your treatment let us know so we can tell you what to watch out for and expect. Stay strong.....try not to stress out. It will be over soon. Your stage is very curable.
48 yo female, quit smoking 4yrs ago, light drinker, Stage 2 SCC, Bx3, Dx 8/22/13, surgery 9/11/13. Partial glossectomy, bilateral neck dissection levels 1-4. Tongue reconstruction with flap from forearm. 87 Lymph nodes CLEAR. Tongue margins good at 1 cm. No further treatment planned. Monthly monitoring planned for upcoming year then periodic monitoring for next 4
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