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Joined: Sep 2025 Posts: 1 | Nice to meet you all.
I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue after biopsy results came back positive on Sept 12th. I was sent to a Head & Neck oncologist who reviewed the CT scan and now I'm scheduled for a hemiglossectomy and neck dissection on Oct 6th. Then after recovery I'll be undergoing radiation and chemo. I'm in my mid-40s and really wasn't expecting something like this so soon.
I work as a software engineer and love to play board games, my favorite for the last several years is called Spirit Island. I live in the Pacific Northwest, in fact it's my second time living here: the first time around I was working for a small startup that went under and had to move back to the South but luckily I eventually got the opportunity to move back. I can't take the heat and humidity down there anymore!
Diagnosed 9/12/25 SCC of tongue
Scheduled for Hemiglossectomy and neck disection 10/6/25
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Joined: Aug 2020 Posts: 184 Likes: 61 | Hi Love the PN,
Welcome to OCF and I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis. It is a long path, many months, through surgery, rads, and chemo. What questions do you have? There is so much to this process that I can't easily document here so would rather address your questions first.
Stay safe and keep the faith,
Nels
OC thriver, Tongue Stage IV, diag 3/12/20, surg 4/1/20, RT compltd 7/8/20
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This is another custom island. This one could be used for ads. This spot is one of the best places for ads on your site to be placed. This can be enabled/disabled on a per forum basis.
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