Hi Nels,
Thanks so much for replying. You've been through an awful lot. The treatment sounds really full on. Do you go back for regular check-ups? I'm in Ireland so I don't know if they handle oral cancer in the same way over here. The first oral surgeon I went to used the word cancer. I was then referred on to the dental hospital where the doctors don't call it cancer. They refer to it as dysplasia. They said that they don't call it cancer if it's in the epithelium and hasn't gone deeper. None of these doctors are oncologists; two of them are maxillofacial surgeons. I'll check out that book you suggested. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. It's nice not to feel so alone. Nice to find a fellow led Zeppelin fan too.