Hi Kat,

As you are seeing, many of us here have had a different treatment plan, even if our diagnosis may have been similar.

I was diagnosed with scc of the left lateral border of the tongue, last March, at the age of 59. In early April I had a partial glossectomy and 30 lymph nodes removed from my neck, even though my CT scan was negative. This was the protocol followed by my surgeon and I followed his advice. He's been doing this for a long time and he is the chief of head and neck surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Phila.

There are many others that did not lymph node removal and are doing well. However, if you are uncomfortable with this for yourself, then you most certainly should get a second opinion at a CCC.

Good luck and keep us posted and keep asking questions.

Jerry