Hi Gretchen,

My name is Nathan, I am 27 and was diagnosed with tongue cancer and have surgery on September 16th to remove the tumor on the left side of my tongue. They are also performing a neck dissection on both sides to test my lymph nodes as a precaution. It has been a " growing pain " literally since day 1, with all the different med's they keep giving me all the crappy side effects ive never had before,

I am also on here for support and a few tricks of the trade on side effects or foods. Please take care of yourself, I need you all in my corner as well.

Nathan


SCC left lateral tongue, left neck dissection. 2 nodes positive. 3 All Clear then ITS BACK 8/23/11 Shows 1cm in tongue in CT SCAN, Radial Free Arm Flap with Radical Neck Dissection 9/20/11 , All Nodes Negative, But Tongue Tumor Poorly Differentiated. Awaiting next step in treatment on 10/5/11... RIP Nate 7/28/12