Welcome to the forum, Warren. I am so glad that you found this place. It is a wonderful source of knowledge and support.

Congratulations on your new baby! My daughter was 3 months old when I was diagnosed and while it has been a difficult road at times, she is a constant source of strength for me. She makes me laugh when no one else can and gives me a reason to get up and moving each day whether I feel like it or not. It's really hard to find time to feel sorry for yourself when you have a little one demanding your constant attention. smile

I really want to reiterate what others have said about getting a second opinion at a comprehensive cancer center. I originally saw a private practice ENT who was confident that he could treat my cancer. He did my first surgery and then at the urging of members here, I transferred to a CCC. At the cancer center they redid my pathology and found that the original report was incorrect (they said I had perineural invasion, but I did not) and that the margins from my first surgery were not sufficient. I had a second surgery and will now be having radiation due to two positive lymph nodes. I am so grateful that people here urged me to get that second opinion because otherwise I would not have been getting the proper treatment.

Best of luck to you and your little family!

Tracy - 33 at diagnosis
SCC right ventral tongue Dx 4/11.
T1N2M0
1st resection 5/11.
Bilateral neck dissection: 2 pos nodes
2nd resection w/graft 6/11.
Erbitux x 11 completed 9/11. IMRT x 30 completed 8/11.
3 month MRI and PET/CT all clear.
6, 9, 12 and 24 month post treatment MRIs all clear.