Can someone explain exactly what this means to me?

I thought I understood ... but I just went through a very unsettling procedure and I'm not sure if what happened to me falls under lack of understanding, lack of communication, or something worse.

Regardless, I'd really like to remedy my apparent lack of understanding of the term.

Thank you for ANY information. (And I did try searching but couldn't find anything specific.)

Kristen


Surgery 5/31/13
Tongue lesion, right side
SCC, HPV+, poorly differentiated
T1N0 based on biopsy and scan
Selective neck dissection 8/27/13, clear nodes
12/2/13 follow-up with concerns
12/3/13 biopsy, surgery, cancer returned
1/8/14 Port installed
PEG installed
Chemo and rads
2/14/14 halfway through carboplatin/taxotere and rads
March '14, Tx done, port out w/ complications, PEG out in June
2017: probable trigeminal neuralgia
Fall 2017: HBOT
Jan 18: oral surgery