Hi all,

Thanks for the welcome.

As it was explained to us, Adam's tumor had these little branches reaching further into the tongue away from the center of the tumor. Though the surgeon felt confident that he excised it fully and had good, clean margins, he had to go back three times to achieve those margins (same surgery). There is enough doubt that there may be a few lingering cells in his tongue or elsewhere that the doctors (and us too!) feel more comfortable pursuing more treatment vs. more surgery.

And he has a long time left according to the actuary tables which also means there is a long window for reoccurence as well.

Okay. Off to look for threads about Glutamine!

Thanks!
--Di