Hi, Forum,
I was diagnosed with oral cancer in May, and had surgery on my tongue and lymph glands right away. I spent the summer going through radiation and chemotherapy. I have never smoked in my life, had an occasional glass of wine in the evenings, and was negative for the HPV. Go figure! This has been the hardest thing that I have ever done. I had never been in the hospital except to give birth, and was rarely sick. I am back to work now, but still have problems eating and with fatigue. I am also going to physical therapy for my shoulder on the side where I had the surgery. I am having my PEG tube removed on Friday (yea!)that will make getting dressed a lot easier.