I cant imagine being 25 years old and have had to go thru oral cancer and its treatments. Your age should have helped make it easier for you to bounce back. I think the whole thing is just too fresh in your mind that you are afraid of a recurrence. With time you should be able to relax and not worry so much about it coming back. Cancer can act like a thief and steal your time away from you. Instead of going out and enjoying life, you are wasting time worrying about things you have no control over. It takes practice but you can zone out the worry and put it out of your mind and go out and live your life.

The drinking topic has been discussed several times on the forum. Most patients have doctors who tell them its ok in moderation. So what does in moderation really mean? My guess would be its ok to have a beer or 2 once or twice a month or two. I would avoid the hard liquor completely. No reason you cant go out to bars with your friends and have a good time. You just need to be careful and limit yourself. You dont have to get hammered to have a good time with your friends.

My situation is different, I am one who has had oral cancer 3 times. I know if it would come back I probably would not live thru it. I avoid alcohol, beer, wine, everything! Only once since my original diagnosis did I have 2 sips of a pina coloda. That was over a year ago. I choose to not drink at all even though I still have a feeding tube that I could pour it down if I wanted to.

You are young, go have fun!!!!