Ok.....just left the surgeons office for pre-op meeting. The CT scan shows lymph nodes on BOTH sides of my neck might be effected. We all discussed possible options. We decided to go ahead and do a FULL neck dissection instead of just one side to remove all the neck lymph nodes and check them to confirm or rule out that the cancer is in the nodes. The surgery will be about 12 hours now. TINA.....sound like your surgery EXACTLY. I'm a bit anxious....but looking forward to spending a nice evening with my family.

48 yo female, quit smoking 4yrs ago, light drinker, Stage 2 SCC, Bx3, Dx 8/22/13, surgery 9/11/13. Partial glossectomy, bilateral neck dissection levels 1-4. Tongue reconstruction with flap from forearm. 87 Lymph nodes CLEAR. Tongue margins good at 1 cm. No further treatment planned. Monthly monitoring planned for upcoming year then periodic monitoring for next 4