Sabrina,

I am 40 years old and had stage 3 tongue cancer. I have been battling dysplasia on my tongue since I was 25. About 7 biopsies in all before the dysplasia mutated into a malignant ulcer 12/02, six months later the reoccurrant cancer was at stage 3, no lymph node involvement, neck dissection, 85% of my tongue is gone and my left tonsil. I had a reconstruction from my thigh and still don't eat much. I have PEG tube that I use for nutrition. People keep telling me it will get better, but sometimes I wonder.

I hope you procedure was successful. Did they get good margins? The brachytheraphy is interesting. I've never heard it used for tongue cancer.

Anything else you'd like to know I'll be glad to talk anytime.

Hopeful!!
Lynn