Welcome Tom! Thanks for sharing your story. I am only 8 weeks out from surgery but feeling great. Sorry to hear about your PET, but as others have pointed out....you had strep! Inflammation lights them up like a Christmas tree. Fingers and goes crossed that your next one is clear.

This family is wonderful. I check posts about 3 times a day. This group gave me so much information before my surgery that I felt confident and strong going into the procedure. I just can't stay away. I want to be here to welcome and support those who come here for the first time as afraid as I was.

Your survivor story is great to read. Please keep us posted on your scan. Hang out and enjoy this group.

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