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Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 18 | 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!)
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Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 286 | 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.
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Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 18 | 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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