 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Hi Erik,
Congratulations. The question of when you start counting your survivorship from has been discussed here before, many times. Whether you use the date of diagnosis, the date of surgery or the date of the end of treatment, you're right...it doesn't much matter.
Many say that as soon as you find out you have cancer, you are a survivor. My personal decision has been to use the date of my surgery as I had no radiation or chemo. I think that as time goes on this will become less and less of an issue for all of us.
Again, congratulations and keep the good news coming.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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