Hi Christine,

I see my head and neck oncologist/surgeon at MD Anderson - I'm in good hands. He listens to me, and stays on top of things. I didn't think to ask him what the heck he meant by putting me under anesthesia to go look for a cause of the pain/recurrence. I'm an RN, so sometimes I think he thinks I know exactly what he's saying....I was more focused on the new drugs (neurontin and medrol pack) in the hopes that would fix my pain issue, but then didn't shift gears fast enough to ask for clarification on the putting me under anesthesia part. The good news is that I go back on 3/22 or sooner if the new meds don't take the pain away.

Lisa

Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!