Hello. My name is Kyle; this is my first posting. I was diagnosed with Squamous Carcenoma on the 3rd of March. For now, they are calling it T2N0M0. The tumor is in my tongue.

This site has been a wealth of information as I come to grips with my current situation and a certainly changed future.

I have had fantastic support from coworkers, freinds, and even people I dont know well. I have a loving wife and two beautiful small children.

I am scheduled for surgery on the 15th. Removal of the tumor (maybe as much as 1/3 to 1/2 of tongue removal) and a sampling of lymph nodes for pathology. The doctors seem to think that the lymph nodes may be unaffected at this point. Even with the CT and PETR scans it looks like the state of my lymph nodes wont be positive until then.

I am more than a little scared.

-Kyle