Ray,

I'm glad you brought this up..it sure is a hot topic!!! I spent a lot of time thinking about HPV. "Did I do something wrong?" "Am I the reason this happened to me?" I was driving myself crazy. I did ask my doc to test my last tissue and after month of running around they finally said "Sorry, we can't do that"

So anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I understand where you are coming from. If you know what caused it maybe you can fight it. But I agree with Margaret....I think it's just our genes. I feel like all we can do is try to make ourselves as healthy as possible. In my mix of doctors I see a nutritionist. He also does Kinesiology. It's a great side bar in my treatment.

I'm somewhat of a problem solver myself for a living so it's hard when a problem is out of your control.

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:)