 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Plantgirl and welcome to OCF. Your diagnosis was just like mine. I had a sore on the inside of my cheek and another one on the gum behind my top molar. Its unusual but not unheard of to have 2 completly seperate tumors at the same time. I didnt have any in my lymph nodes. What a difference in treatments too. You had surgery while I had chemo and radiation. Will you be doing radiation treatments?
Best of luck with your recovery.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
