Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 36 Likes: 4 | I hope I’m not out of line by saying, Welcome.
It’s a crappy situation we are all in, and I believe that is why it’s so important that we support each other.
I congratulate you for having the strength and courage to reach out within this forum. It took me years before I felt comfortable enough to share.
I had also been diagnosed with SCC on the right base of my tongue and have undergone a hemiglossectomy and radical neck dissection after Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy.
Keeping it real, it’s a very difficult road to travel. I hate to say it (because it has been used so frequently during the pandemic) but your body will adapt and find the new normal for you.
Honestly I have so many words of encouragement however my iPhone battery is nearly depleted.
Hang in there. You are not alone. There are many people here who can help you in so many ways.
Age 60 DX SCC T3N1M0 R BOT 10/04 135lbs TX Hemi-Gloss 11/04 MET Neck 12/04 TX 01/05 G-Tube,PortCath,6wks chem+6wks chem& IMRT,Max dose 06/05 RND,42 nodes 1 bad,All clear 120lbs DX femoral hernia 09/09,repair 10/09 94lbs HBO 11-12/10 11/10 All teeth out,05/11 dentures DX hypothyroid,04/13 DX inguinal hernia,repair,04/15 127lbs DX cachexia (CACS),03/16 98lbs DX EPI, TX PERT,10/18 115lbs DX RFS,11/18 DX iron deficiency anemia,02/19 118lbs TX infusions,04-06/19 115lbs DX calcified atheroma carotid |