 Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 489 | Suzanne
You were not stupid. Most of us had no reason to think that a sore spot on our tongue, or a place that our dental partial rubbed was cancer. We were not educated or aware, but we were not stupid.
Ophelia you have responses here from three of the wisest men in this group and they all say the same thing, get an appointment and have it looked at. Please do.
Patty
48
SCC Floor of Mouth 7/06
9/06 Surgery, bilateral neck dissection, 58 nodes clear PT2pN0pMx
35 rad 2006
Recurred 6/08, 1 Carboplatin, 1 Cisplatin
Surgery 9/08 - Total glossectomy, free flap from pectoral muscle, left mandible replaced using fibula
35 IMRT & Erbitux 11/08
4/15/09 recurrence
6/1/09 passed away, rest in peace
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