Hello Jay! Welcome!
I hate to say welcome to another person, but you have truly found a wonderful place. You are not alone. I too had cancer on the left part of my tongue and doctors opted out of radiation because the cancer was so small. I guess they left one tiny cell behind and 4 months later I had 2 cm tumor in my tongue. Please be diligent and watchful and don't let too much time pass before getting some help. I would say seek out a multi-disciplinary cancer center. Typical treatment consists of surgery followed by radiation and sometimes chemo with radiation.
Mine consisted of chemo first to attempt to shrink the tumor, then surgery, the chemo/radiation for 6 weeks.
The radidation was much tougher than the surgery recovery because it lasts so long.
Please let me know if I can help in any way. We are here for you whenever you need us.
God Bless Lynn
Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,
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