Thank you, Cheryl.

I also spoke with my medical oncologist and chemotherapy will not be necessary. We believe the place in my tongue is an inflamed taste bud.

Question about PEG tubes. My radiation oncologist is confident I won't need one. I've inquired twice already and he says that he does not recommend I get one. How can I express my concern with this? I feel like I should get one just in case. Especially as I am still learning to eat some things again and also have lots of nausea and lack of appetite as it is. Isn't it smarter to get one just in case?

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