Hi, I'm new. I had surgery in January to right side of my tongue to remove a tumor. I've healed by the back portion of my tongue was still swollen after 4 months then on May 14 it shrunk to normal, and a lump showed up under my chin, I called Dr office, and explained. I said I was putting cold compress and ibuprofen, it shrunk from about size of nickel to a pea, but then last week another showed up next to it, about the size of a pea. I called to get an appt. right away. They took me in that day, did 2 biopsies and a CT scan. both showed positive with the same cancer cells as my tongue. I'm scheduled for ND on Monday AM. Scared and worried about what is next. Worried about the surgery, but more so about the radiation and the effects of the radiation. Will I definitely have to have radiation?

SCC 12/13 - T1N0
1/28/13 - removal of tumor Rt. Tongue clear margins
5/14 lump under chin, 8/14 FNA showed C and CAT
8/25 neck dissection, 14nodes removed 9 clear 5 with C
Extra Nodal Extension not present
9/9/14 tumor board meeting to determine RAD and poss chemo treatment