Hi Angela,

Well glad you found us. Your husband sounds similar to me -- 32 at diagnosis, no risk factors at all, but yet I still am missing 1/3 of my tongue and lymph nodes, etc. from the right side of my neck. I also had a trach tube post surgery for about 8 days. I went through radiation but no chemo.

Sounds like you are in good hands at MDA.

As always, if you have questions, fire away.

Take care and both of you fight hard.

Jim

T3N2aM0 SCC right oral tongue. Partial Glosectomy, Modified Neck disection for 1 Lymph Node. Dec. 2002. 35 IMRT 2003.