My surgery was pretty minor, but it did result in some nerve damage to that side of my tongue. Tomorrow marks one year and I still have the numbness. My ENT did tell me that the fact that I have some feeling there means it might come back, but nerves take up to two years to repair themselves.
Anyway, I notice a huge difference day to day. Sometimes it is way less noticeable than others. It seems like it is most noticeable when I have not gotten enough sleep.
Stage 1 SCC on tongue 3mm (7/1/14)
Biopsy had clean margins
Successful Surgery to remove more tissue and confirm wider margins (7/8/14)
Hoping I'm one of the lucky ones and this is just a small blip in my life, and just makes for a story of "how I spent my summer vacation" down the road.
Non Smoker, Social Drinker (pre DX, but no more!)
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