I am to see an oncologist of my own choosing, that is I made an appointment myself in my town just in case they did decide to do radiation so I wouldn't be told I had to drive 60 miles to
Birmingham instead of 15 miles to our local
cancer center. The oncologist is a family friend and I believe the best available without
the drive to birmingham. I am hoping that he will tell me the results of the Cat scan done
Jan 6th. I did call the surgeon and told me
that a new lump seems to be developing under my
tongue, but his reply was that Feb 3rd was still
ok. I have SCC. From what I have read this may
grow faster under my tongue that it might in other areas, but it doesn't spread quickly. The
surgeon had already told me he plans to take out
some nodes - just to be sure - but I'm supicious
that maybe he just isn't telling me over the
phone that there is node involvement. I was told
there would be no need for an oncologist until
after the surgeon was done, is this normal?
Thanks