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Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 42 | Thank you for all of your replies. It is very nice to have support right now and to hear about everyone's experiences. I have my pre-surgery meeting with my surgeon next Monday and will learn a lot more then. Thanks again!!
Female, Age 38, healthy non-smoker, rarely drank, regularly workout
May 2014 noticed irritation on tongue
6/18 saw doctor
6/25 saw ENT specialist got biopsy
6/30 Dx HPV P16+ ve SCC tongue cancer
7/9 CT scans, no visible spread
8/20 partial glossectomy with radial forearm flap, neck dissection 26 nodes sampled - results T2 N0 with mild dysplasia
4/2015 start to have ear pain
5/2015 recurrence
6/4/2015 surgery 29 nodes samples pN 2c
7/13/2015 7 wks of Chemo & Radiation start
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 | Welcome to OCF. You are in good hands here for real world experiences and tips. You are young and live a healthy lifestyle. This helps a lot through treatment and recovery.
Keep reading here and building a list of questions and maximize your understanding of what you face. The more informed the better you can understand what is happening and how to speed your journey and minimize the bumps and there will be a few for certain.
It is tough but you will make it through. Good luck, Don
Don
Male, 1955
Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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