Marg,

That's right why take the chance!! I wasn't going to take any chances, my luck isn't that good. I have no idea or does my surgeon whether small cancer cells were in the lymph-nodes. I went with his advice (ND) I'd rather be safe than sorry later. My tumor on my tongue was growing outward not inward which was a good sign but I still went with the ND. I've had no complications from my ND.

I listened to my Cancer Surgeon he knows a hellva lot more than I do or any website.

Are you going to a Cancer Center? You might want to get another opinion.

Best Wishes,
Connie

SCC. of the left lateral tongue, anterior two thirds, T1 possibly a T2.
Left partial glossectomy, left selective neck dissection 4/21/09. Nodes clean, No Rad, No Chemo.

CT Scan 9/11 clean, CT Scan 9/12 clean


Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. A+.

My hometown Lockport, NY.