Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 86 | Ditto on Everything. I love all of you and all of your help. People say "social media and modern technology has ruined lives." But in this instance it has definitely saved my life! Right when I heard about my brothers diagnosis I just wanted to crawl in bed and never wake up. But then I met all of you wonderful people with such wonderdul stories. I am so glad I found this forum.
22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue CT scan clear LN 6/20/14 HPV-, non-smoker R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14 (Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14 PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13 Extranodal extension present 9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun 10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin 11-4-14 IMRT rx comp 3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss. 10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old
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