David, I read the re-radiation threads before posting and felt that with XRT it was unlikely that I would have much margin left unless I was further along than this, metastasis-wise. I will certainly bring it up in consultation this week.

Suess and Gary, as one of my former colleagues as a Corporate Cubicle Convict used to say, "We don't get paid much, but we sure get a got of laughs!". The fun is where you find it and we do have choices -- It's much easier to laugh at it when it's you yerownself and not someone else.

Putting some background material together for Dr Hakenslash, I counted ten biopsies since 1991 on tongue lesions and tumors. Nine were sutured and one was punch; I'd have preferred punch on all <grinz>.



Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.