Had an ALL CLEAR scan July 7th...Been dealing with alot of OCD issues as well as depression. I drive the nurses and my ENT team nuts most of the time, and to add to it my co-pay went up to 75 bucks. I think theyre trying to keep me away lol, but anyway, I have insisted they look in my mouth several times at a certain spot, which they have before and after the scan. They say there is no cause for concern and that the scan would have picked something up. Well, that was about 4 weeks ago, and since then the spot has gradually turned into a precise slice in my tongue on the left side where the tumor was. I want to go back and make them look at it, but I feel insane and I can almost mock my Doc's words " Yes, Nathan I see what you are talking about...It is still very pink, not ulcerated or painful or bleeding, we see no need to take a biopsy." I have watched this slice get longer, and has a good amount of depth. But, is it because I look at my tongue 50 times a day and have stretched the slice longer? Was it a scar I opened up? It is pink, and matches the rest of my tongue but literally looks like an incision. I am just going crazy, Maybe someone can calm me down before I blow another 75 bucks and give me a real list of signs to be concerned. I love you guys, and I am sorry for being away for so long. Just after battling that damned disease, the emotional wreck it has put on me, and how I see the entire world as my enemy now has me screwed up. Even after all this, I still feel uneducated on what I should and shouldnt worry about, they told me there would be changes in my mouth, but what changes should I be worried about?

Your Friend,
The Non-Stop Ranting Nate


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