I'm getting radiation directly to the tongue, and submandibular lymph nodes. Encouraging to know taste will come back eventually, though it could take months or years. Ugh. Today, eating some hot cereal (quinoa and strawberries) I gagged a *lot* and coughed for the first time. Here we go... Day 11 of 27 tomorrow.

-Ben-
Diag 12/21/11
T3N2bMX
Surg 1/17
5cm tumor left tongue pos. L tonsil neg. 17 l. neck lymph nodes, 2 pos w/extranodal excursion. 4 teeth neg
Tongue spec 5.9x3x1.8cm. Margins clear to 0.4-0.5 cm
2/20-3/27 27 radiation, 2/20-4/12 3 chemo.
Non HPV, lifetime tobacco, drugs, alcohol teetotaler