Thanks Cheryl. Nervous wreck is an apt term for how I feel about almost back to back biopsies. Doctors have to be vigilant but I wish there was a way of getting instant results. I was reading an article last night about a doctor who contracted cancer and was astounded about the "toxic uncertainty" of the wait for results. He thought the stress was bad for patients.
But from one nervous wreck to the other, here's hoping:)


1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.