Marni,

Welcome. You'll find great information here and even greater people. smile

I was diagnosed with Stage 2 tongue cancer and had my surgery in February. I had a partial glossectomy and had a modified neck dissection on the right and middle of my neck. I did not need a graft, but the surgeon did some reconstructive work with my tongue after he removed the tumor. I do not need radiation at this point.

I'd like to second Jim's suggestion to get checked regularly. Though I was told my chance of reoccurence were small, I'm having checkups about every 2 months. It is a little nerve-wracking going in, but great to get the OK.

Best Wishes and let me know if I can help in anyway. --Aimee

Stage 2 SCC of tongue, surgery only 2/13/06. Margins & nodes were clear. No rad or chemo deemed necessary. Recurrence found 4/07. Surgery 5/22/07 with Cisplatin x 3 and 33 IMRT. Died 12/28/07.