I agree with your docotor get the neck dissection - check as many nodes as possible and be very aggressive with treatment. Far better to be safe than sorry! Glad to see you quit smoking - that isn't an easy thing to do but sooooooooo necessary for your ongoing good health. Remember NOPE. Not One Puff EVER. Keep us posted.

I know the waiting for the surgery and treatment to get going. Let us know if you have questions.

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)