Thank you Christine, that's how my husband and I look at it too. It can't hurt to have scopes and my tongue biopsied every 6 months.

Since everything was negative in the lymph nodes that they took and margins were clear with my initial surgery, I did not choose to have chemo or radiation. I decided to save that for any recurrence. I've never seen an oncologist.

I think that is pretty much the reason why the new Dr felt the scopes/biopsies every 6 months were not needed.
I liked him, but I'm just not sure and appreciate input.

It's just wishy washy.....what's needed and what's not???


Patty
08-10-09 Partial Glossectomy w/suprahyoid neck dissection
SCC T1NOMX Stage I | 46 years old