Lori,

It's never insignificant when something like this happens. I heard a joke once that went "what's the difference between major and minor surgery? Major is when it happens to you." Friends and family may move on and think of it as a distant memory, but it in no way diminishes what you have gone through. It seems like everyone has already given you great advice. This is a process for sure and all of what you are experiencing is normal. I do hope that it gets easier as you have more time to process everything that you have been through.

Good luck with everything!

Last edited by kfisher; 03-29-2014 08:45 PM.

3/2014: 25, no risk factors (nonsmoker, rare drinker, HPV negative) SCC right lateral tongue, T1N0M0 - well-differentiated; surgery - removal of tumor, salivary gland + neck dissection
11/2017 - ovarian torsion
12/2018 - basal cell skin cancer