Hi, Barry - You've found a welcoming place, & I'm sure someone will come forward with information and experience to help you through your current condition.
Good Luck - I know you'll find the strength to fight this thing!
Marlene
Marginal mandibulectomy 6/17/08 resulted in DX of Stage I SCC - gingiva (3 mm) right mandible, buccal side. Clear margins. Occasional social drinker. Smoked last cigarette in 1979. Clear pet: 12/08; 7/20/09. Yay!