I definitely am not trying to lose weight. Hoping I can keep up my nutrition and maintain until after treatment. I lost 30 lbs after my first surgery. I think we will be doing a ct. If we biopsy it will be a surgical biopsy so in that case he prefers to go ahead and take the spot out. I'm not sure what else can be done though. I'm anxious about the place and would like some answers asap. This has been tough for me.

I also choked on my oral pain meds tonight. I spent about thirty minutes trying to catch my breath and stop coughing up mucous and blowing my nose. It thickened the oral mucosa after I choked to the point I couldn't stop choking on my own saliva. It was traumatic. I'm nervous to try to swallow my meds again. I have drank water to thin everything out. I'm finally settled, but my tongue is very sore and my throat hurts from coughing so much.

Last edited by Katy G; 01-30-2014 08:35 PM.
Non-smoker, non-drinker
10.28.13 Biopsy R front tongue
10.30.13 Stage 2 SCC dx HPV Neg, age 27
11.7.13 Right ptl gloss and R neck diss. Nodes neg and neg margin
1.17.14 SO confirmed SCC recurrence
1.23.14 Right glossectomy crossing into midline some of L remv and hollowed out inside, neg margins
1.28.13 swallowing strained, liq diet, Back L tongue shows poss tumor
2.5.14 Clear CT
2.17.14 Clear PET
3.10.14 Start IMRT