Thank you all for your comments. It seems I should explain a bit more. My 4 surgeries started in March 2007. My first biopsy was done by an oral surgeon and the results were dysplasia. He sent me to an surgical oncologist. I met him in April 2007 and had my second surgery in April 2007. That is when the cancer diagnosis came. Then I had PET scans done every 3 months and they were always clear. I still had some white spots appear on my tongue so my doc wanted to do surgery and biopsy them. That occued in May 2007 and July 2008. Those biopsies were not cancer.I have since changed doctors b/c I had a bad experience with the first doc I went to. I never worried when I was going through the treatment and testing. I still have pain on my tongue but my new doc is not too concerned. I find this time in my life to be the hardest.

I'm hoping with time I will start to feel like the Suzie I used ot be.

Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
It's not what we CAN'T do..it's what we CAN do:)