Cosmo,

I have not run into any two people here that have had the exact treatment plans or the same reactions to similar treatments. So bear this in mind.

Briefly, my experience was the removal of a 2 centimeter radius, semicircular area of the lateral border of my tongue and the removal of 30 (negative) lymphnodes from my neck. I was in the hospital for 4 days and ate no solid foods for 10 days. I went through both physical and speech therapy for several months and was able to return to work in about 3 1/2 weeks with a limited patient load. It was decide that I didn't need chemo or radiation. There are only a few of us here that have not had treatment beyond surgery. So far, so good.

That is the short version. I am going to email you a copy of an article that I wrote for a dental magazine that is due out any day now, which gives a more detailed rundown of my story.

I hope this helps and if there is anything else I or anyone else can do you for you, please let us know.

Jerry