Hi Denise,
I also had tongue surgery. It was stage two but while waiting for my surgery it went into my neck and became stage 4a. It was an awful year indeed. It was one year since my diagnosis on March 26th.
I'm praying it's gone and that it never comes back. I had two clear scans. I was on the feeding tube, through the stomach due to the treatments last year. I was literally starving to death. I was in and out of the hospital all year long. I really thought I was going to die.
But now it's an year and I can eat whatever I want mostly. Fruits are still too tarty
But I managed to drink a large glass of orange juice every morning. I can't swallow my thyroid pill so I crush it.
I look slightly disfigured under the neck but there is huge improvement.
I'm trying every wrinkly cream under the skin for my chin... Got premature wrinkles there.:(
But overall... I'm just so really grateful to be alive.
Kimberly