Good luck! The waiting is the worst part - the radiation and chemo goes by faster than you think.

And thanks for all of the input about PET scans, I have been wondering for some time and when my doctor told me I didn't need one, I was aprehensive to insist, as I didn't want to come off seeming like I knew more than the doctor. I might request a PET at my one year post-treatment check-up, just for peace of mind.


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