Welcome to OCF! Im so sorry you are dealing with a recurrence! Oral cancer once is bad enough but anything more than that is more than anyone deserves. Ive gone thru it 3 times so I know what you are going thru.

Sounds like a major surgery is going to be in your near future. The TORS has been discussed on the forum and Ive heard very promising things about it. Please get a second opinion before you go thru with such a life changing operation. It cant hurt to hear what another cancer center would have as your treatment plan.

Wishing you all the very best with everything!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile