Hello Everybody! My name is Sandra Murray. I live in the great white north aka Canada and the weather is truly living up to that name here in Mississauga (just outside of Toronto) Ontario.
I'm a 43 yr old mother of two who was diagnosed first time around last November with squamous cell carcinoma left lateral tongue. I had what my ENT guy referred to as 'Commando' surgery, removal of left half of my tongue with neck dissection removing lymph nodes but I also had a graft removed from my left wrist that they fashioned a flap that sort ot replaced my missing tongue half. Everything seemed hunky dory, lymph nodes and margins clear. But I had a feeling in my gut that the cancer would return.

And as I say to my young'uns, Mommy's always right; I was. They found another growth, this time on the right side more to the middle. I had surgery 7 months to the day of my last surgery, same 'commando' type. Once again margins, lymph nodes clear but 3 weeks from now I start radiation. My ENT dude is so optimistic that I think it's a bit of a problem. The guy doesn't want to even consider this might be an ongoing problem for me. I had to beg for the second biopsy. I may sound like a pessimist but I'm a realist. Cancer sucks, it's evil and sneaky and you really have to be on your toes once diagnosed with it.
Anyways now that I've vented I actually feel much better. The family gets a little tired of cancer this 'n' that. I hope everyone that reads this is having a good day. Stay as well as you can and I look forward to corresponding with y'all!
Love,
Sandra