 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | Hi Ryan,
Welcome to OCF. You came to the right place, a lot of great people with the right advice.
Did they remove the whole tumor or was it just a biopsy? If removed then it's possible they have gotten clean margins. And that would be excellent. Did they say what kind of tests? Have you been referred to an ENT that specializes in cancer? It seems like you did the right thing and got on top of this early. You're in a good place, continue course and be proactive in taking care of this diagnosis.
You'll get great answers and support from this site because of individual experiences. You'll be fine.
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better
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