"Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Tracey,
Welcome to this site -- you'll find plenty of people here who have been through what you're facing and who want to offer support.
What stage was your cancer? Was there any lymph node involvement at all? Right after my diagnosis, I also heard from one dentist that he might recommend pulling a number of teeth, but the consensus among my doctors overall was that it wasn't necessary. (I was 39 at the time.) I'm now almost 16 years out from treatment and still have all my original teeth. I have to be very careful about oral hygiene, of course, but I'm glad I didn't go with that one dentist's opinion.
Feel free to come back here as often as you want with questions as you continue with your treatment.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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