Hi, I have been reading your posts for months now and finally decided to join you. I have found much informative information here that it was time for me to seek your wise advise on the next step of my treatment. I had surgery for oral cancer on 11/29/11. SCC floor of mouth, 2/3 of my tongue, 2 lymph nodes removed, teeth removed, and tracheostomy.I went 6 weeks of radiation. After all that I was informed that my insurance was all messed up so I could not seek any other treatment until I straighten everything out, which I did in June.My question now is that I want reconstructive surgery to build me a flap and get some more teeth. Righ now, whats left of my tongue is sewen down to the bottom of my mouth and my doctor is worried that he might do more harm than good. What would be my best choice in this matter. Thank You Sherry


Age 55 12/2011 SCC Floor of Mouth,
Stage IV, Partial Glossectomy,
Neck Lymph nodes removed
6 weeks radiation, Peg tube
2/15 recurrence, surgery set for June 9th.
"Praying for the best"