Thank, my friends.
I know I am in for a painful surgery and sometimes, when I think more about it, I get nervous. But, I know I can deal if it's not cancer. My mother said that she had hers out at age 21 and it was very painful. My SO said that I could go back to work in one week, but knowing myself and how much just excessive talking makes my tongue and throat sore, I'm going to take two weeks. I found it difficult to recover from my glossectomy/SND. I just can't imagine that it could hurt more than that. My doctor said that women tend to do better than men...jokingly, because we are tougher...haha! I think he was trying to make me feel better. I hold my SO close to my heart and he is one of the best people I have ever met, in every way. I am lucky in many ways.

I swear, I wouldn't have made it through this last year without all of you. I can always count on this group to see me through. I love you all smile.

37 y/o fem at Dx (23 wks preg @ dx on 3/16/11)
SCC L oral tongue (no risk factors)
L partial gloss/MND 3/28/11 @ 25 wks preg
T1-2N0M0; no rads/chemo
Tonsillectomy on 8/6/12 +SCC L tonsil T2-3N1M0 (HPV-)
Treated with 35 rads/7 carbo & taxol (Rx ended 10/31/12), but many hospitalizations d/t complications from rx.
Various scans since rx ended are NED!
Part of genetic study for rare cancers @ MGH.
44 years old now...I wasn't sure I would make it! Hoping for 40 more!