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02-19-26 6:30 pm
Tongue Cancer Journey
If you are reading this while facing your own diagnosis, know this: you are not alone.
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03-27-23 9:30 pm
Cancer Again?!?
Fall 2022 through April 2023 Recurring Ulcers on My Tongue For about a year or two, I kept going to Patient First because of recurring ulcers on the right side of my tongue. They tried different medications, but none of them really helped. I may have convinced myself at times that they did, but...
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04-05-23 10:15 pm
First Surgery: Tongue Resection & Skin Grafting
April 2023 Options I received an email from Dr. Pierce the day after meeting him, just as he promised. He was trying to fit me into the operating room the following week if possible. The challenge was staffing. They often do not allow surgeries to go past 5 PM unless absolutely necessary. He g...
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05-09-23 9:45 pm
Second Surgery: Neck Dissection
April 2023 through May 2023 Oklahoma or Bust We left in the afternoon on April 6 and headed for Oklahoma. Jolynn drove because I was on medications. I tried to keep her company as best as I could. It was almost funny. She was taking care of me on the road. Making sure I was comfortable and res...
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07-13-23 8:30 pm
Radiation Treatment
May 2023 through July 2023 Must Continue Three weeks after the surgery, with Jolynn still in the hospital, I had to keep going with my treatment and continue working full time. Thankfully, Ando was there to help me. I met Dr. Adedamola Omogbehin, known as Dr. Mola, a radiation oncologist, on M...
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02-20-26 10:00 pm
Slow Recovery
July 2023 through February 2026 Follow Up with Doctors and a Dentist I continued follow-ups with Dr. Pierce and Dr. Mola. I had a PET-CT in October 2023. Another injection of radioactive tracer. Everything appeared good, despite lingering pain since surgery. Dr. Pierce warned me the pain mig...