 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 126 | I had just over half of my tongue removed, plus radiation and chemo, but am 4.5 years out now and doing great! Although I have a small speech impediment, I am alive and really can't complain. I have a very successful career as a manager at a consulting firm, and really my surgery has not held me back at all. I traveled to MD Anderson for my surgery. I would be happy to speak with your sister - please send me a PM if she is interested in talking to me and I can provide my contact information.
Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis
HPV-, no risk factors
T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated
Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection
30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin)
1/13/12 last day of treatment
Diagnosed October 2011
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