Hi Josh,

Welcome to OCF and thank you for reaching out. I am so sorry to hear of your challenges and back/forth with this diagnosis. I was diagnosed with stage 4 SCC on my tongue in March of 2020. I recall that feeling well of the "what-ifs" and the anxiety. You just want definition so you can develop a plan and start fighting. After all my exams and meetings, I had to wait for the Cancer Board's final recommendation then a surgery date, etc. I clearly remember after I got a final surgery date, and it was fairly soon, hanging up the phone and running circles around the living room pounding my chest yelling "LETS GO!! CUT THIS S&#! OUTA ME! APRIL FIRST...LETTTSS GOOOOO!" as my wife just stared at me confused why that made me so excited. It felt so good to know the cancer would soon be out of my body.

Your story will certainly relate to others so please keep us up to date. Hopefully someone who reads this has been through similar to you and can comment more specifically about your process.

Best,
Nels