Hi Max,

I am a young'n too diagnosed at 24! I had over half my tongue removed, plus reconstruction, radiation and chemo (finished in January), and I am doing great now smile. My tumor was about 4cm with nerve invasion, so you will probably be better off than me. I am able to eat just about everything other than spicy foods, and do the same things I did prior to treatment. Good luck, feel free to send me a message if you need someone to talk to!

Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011