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KitKat1 #185246 09-17-2014 07:27 PM
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Well, I finally had my 2nd Opinion appointment today, with a top surgeon at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. He 100% agrees with the treatment plan that was followed in my particular situation. Yay! I believe he is recommending two follow-up sets of CT scans, one at 6 months and one at a year, which my doctor wasn't real clear on (or on the fence about) so he'll send a note to my doc about that. Otherwise, I just need to be diligent with my appointments and hope/pray for the best!


Stage 1 SCC on tongue 3mm (7/1/14)
Biopsy had clean margins
Successful Surgery to remove more tissue and confirm wider margins (7/8/14)
Hoping I'm one of the lucky ones and this is just a small blip in my life, and just makes for a story of "how I spent my summer vacation" down the road.
Non Smoker, Social Drinker (pre DX, but no more!)
KitKat1 #185249 09-17-2014 07:39 PM
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Great news. Sounds like a very prudent follow up plan.


Cheers, Dave (OzMojo)
19Feb2014 Diagnosed T2N2bM0 P16+ve SCC Tonsil.
31Mar2014 2 Cisplatin, 70gy over 7 weeks (completed 16May2014)
11August2014 PET/CT clear.
17July2019 5 years NED.
KitKat1 #190204 07-07-2015 07:43 PM
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Hi. I quit visiting here last Fall sometime, but since this is the one-year anniversary of my surgery, I thought I'd pay a visit. Still looks like there is great support here - but I hope to continue not needing it!

Tomorrow marks my one year anniversary. I continue to see my ENT every two months, and have had one 6-month CT with another due in August. Then I believe the plan is one more in a year. Things are fine so far, and I'm really hopeful things stay that way. I still believe that my occurrence may have been caused by a chronic irritation from orthodontia, so hopefully less likely to have a recurrence. But if I ever need it, I know where to come for support!


Stage 1 SCC on tongue 3mm (7/1/14)
Biopsy had clean margins
Successful Surgery to remove more tissue and confirm wider margins (7/8/14)
Hoping I'm one of the lucky ones and this is just a small blip in my life, and just makes for a story of "how I spent my summer vacation" down the road.
Non Smoker, Social Drinker (pre DX, but no more!)
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