Thank you Jenn!

I understand completely the fear thing! take several deep breaths and tell yourself to take this one moment at a time. As soon as the fear comes close your eyes and do a "systems check" You will find that you are, for the moment, just fine. Stay with that positive thought. This isn't cancer yet. If it is you can deal with that when the time comes.

I have another thought about the "only way to tell" comment. It is possible to remove a node completly for pathology (not just a needle biopsy).

Anyway, I hope for you to have a happy healthy outcome.

PS a google or yahoo search on "oral cancer" would have found us right away. smile


Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.