I am trying not to drive myself crazy with worry over every sensation I feel, but I will absolutely be vigilant about any intense throbbing or visible changes anywhere I can see in mouth, anywhere really. 6 weeks seems like a lifetime to wait for the MRI....I wish I could find out NOW! ""Can't always get what you want"....I have 2 teens (13 & 16) to fight for, so I think of them and my husband when I feel a pity party coming on..I..suspect most people dealing with cancer have a pity party at some point.


1/14 White spot on tongue
Stage 2, SCC
Surgery 3/7/14 & 3/31/14
Hemiglossectomy with Neck Dissection
Right Lateral Tongue, flap from wrist, thigh graph
Trach and dophoff for several weeks
1st PET scan 7/16/14--results, disease not entirely excluded,
direct visualization recommended and done.
Scheduled MRI for 6 wk follow-up