Karen,

I too just had surgery with generous margins and no other form of treatment. My doc is the chair of the head and neck department at M.D. Anderson so I feel confident in his advice. I'm monitored closely and always have the possibility of recurrence in the back of my mind..but the way back, lol. There are those who face recurrences despite throwing everything at it the first time round so the best we can do is take a calculated guess using the advice of the experts. I wish Chip the best.

Susan