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Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Likes: 1 | Thanks Paul! The upside of having a previous cancer, is it's really not as scary this time around. At least that's how I'm feeling at the moment. I know there will be completely different experiences with this one (such as chemo). The best thing I've learned from cancer the first go-round is that we cannot control our cancer, only our attitude about it. I also feel like I went through so much emotionally from it, I came out stronger which is helping me for this one.
Laura Age 40
Tongue lesion on left side grew and was hurting in mid-August
Dx as squamous cell carcinoma on 9.18.18
Left Neck Dissection and tongue surgery, lost a fourth of my tongue on 10.1.18, tumor had grown to a T3
Margins were clear except front section of tongue margin had three stray cancer cells that were not in the tumor
Additional surgery 10.18.18 to remove another cm near where the stray cells were found
33 radiation treatments from Nov 2018 through Jan 2019
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