 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 4 | Good luck... T1NOMO can change very fast particularly if you have an aggressive cancer - they can tell you this after the final biopsy on the removed tissue comes back. I was T2NOMO at dx and by the time I went in for surgery I had one lymph node involved (we're talking 7 weeks) and mine was a well differentiated (slow growing) cancer. Therefore. Post op keep a close eye on your mouth, and neck and if something doesn't heal within a certain amount of time, make your ENT aware of it. And if they feel chemo and rads is not necessary keep a super close eye on your nodes, neck and mouth. take care.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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