Las,

Sorry to hear you have cancer you've found the right forum for information and the people here are a great help.

I had the same Cancer as you. I went to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. I had surgery and my lymph nodes removed from my neck. My CT/PET Scan showed no cancer in the lympoh nodes. My surgeon suggested to remove some lymph nodes from my neck because cancer cells are so small a CT/PET scan doesn't detect them until the size of a nickel. It was my call and I went with what he said, he's the surgeon he knows what he's doing. He removed some of the lymph nodes, no cancer.

I'm glad I went with his suggestion I don't have to worry and wonder if there was cancer in my nodes. You might want to discuss this with your surgeon.

The incision can't be seen and you can't tell I had them removed my neck looks the same as before surgery.

Take care and keep us posted.
Connie

SCC. of the left lateral tongue, anterior two thirds, T1 possibly a T2.
Left partial glossectomy, left selective neck dissection 4/21/09. Nodes clean, No Rad, No Chemo.

CT Scan 9/11 clean, CT Scan 9/12 clean


Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. A+.

My hometown Lockport, NY.