OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 32 Likes: 1 | Hi Meli,
So sorry to hear of your experience. Sounds just awful :-( I am fortunate to be much better and am healing well now, just a few days later. The tongue does hv remarkable ability to heal quickly. But your issues I know r different having had ND also, and Trach. Pls hang in there; u sound very strong! You will get through this. Pls keep in touch w update and I will as well.
Best Laurie
Laurie 42 yo Pediatrician No smoke, social drink, HPV neg May 2013 - SCC Right lateral oral tongue - stage 1 (T1N0M0) Partial hemiglossectomy and sentinel node bx NEG NED 5/29/13 3/2014 - Cancer back (never gone) in one right sided cervical node Modified neck dissection 3/2014, N1 with microscopic ECE,39 nodes neg 30 Rads and 2 cisplatin done June 13! PET in 3-4 months but no clinical cancer and I'll take it!
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