Hi Laurabk, I also had SCC Stage 1 of the Lt tongue. Partial Glossectomy done on July 22 of last year. I return Friday for scheduled checkup, but have detected 2 tiny lumps on the Rt side of the tongue. I also have Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis which is autoimmune. Also dealing with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) since November 2019 and now LUQ abdominal pain since February that I thought may have been due to high dosing of PPI’s. I was scoped and biopsied on 6 April and found only a mild gastritis, but are currently ruling me out for IBS. I have read there is a correlation between oral cancer a and GERD.


SSC Lt sublingual tongue; Age 62
Positive biopsy 20June2019
Staging done 2 Jul : Stage 1
Quit smoking 15 years ago; not a drinker; no HPV
Pet/ CT 6Jul2019 : Negative. Not even the Lt tongue lit up.
Partial Glossectomy 22Jul2019