It sounds like you're doing pretty well. I remember what a relief it was to get those drains out! I think you will be feeling quite a bit better in a few days. I hope the pathology report from your ND comes back clean so you can be finished with treatments. Good luck!


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.