wow- i wish my mom had used your hospital! In 1983, my mom, at the age of 33, was diagnosed with tongue cancer.

They radiated the heck out of her and gave her chemo. But they didn't know how to really treat it. They didn't take lymph nodes out, etc. Unfortunately about a year later she passed away as the cancer metastasized. But it breaks my heart because she suffered A LOT and received no therapies, etc. i was a preteen when this happened and it still, to this day, makes me cry when i think of what oral cancer did to her and how much she suffered.

All i can say is that you are a true survivor because what they did back then was way more brutal. In fact, as a tongue cancer survivor myself, i almost feel guilty when i complain or feel down because i know i had it better than she did.

Welcome to the board and thank you for sharing your story.