 "OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Great news Denise. Feeling worried is normal! At least you'll see a doctor frequently so you'll be able to ask questions every month. You are still being well cared for. And they have ways of reconstructing tongues, not that it will come to that.
As a cancer patient it's hard to stay calm at times but the anxiety wanes over time.
Wishing you well.
Maureen
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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