Hi All. I cannot tell you all what a wonderful resource this site, and these forums, has been. I was diagnosed on April 23 with a Stage 3 SCC on my left, lateral tongue (I'm a previous Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor, as well).
I had a partial glossectomy and upper neck (left side) dissection with a free flap on May 19 and I'm being sprung today. Cannot wait to get home - just started eating again yesterday, and all that work to swallow crappy hospital food just seems a waste! I'm scheduled to start radiation with weekly Cisplatin - but for now, I'm healing and planning on resting for the next couple of weeks.

Last edited by margaret_in_ma; 05-29-2008 04:49 AM.
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018