Thanks, David. I'm doing pretty well. Surgery in two weeks today. Long time to wait but I seem to be making good use of the time. My youngest son lives in the UK and is coming down to NZ to "work from home" for six weeks. This ties in with a family wedding at the end of March and enables him to support me through the ordeal of surgery now that my husband is in care.

That has given me a huge boost; I feel quite spoilt:)

1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.