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<p>Geolind, have you had an urgent cancer referral?&nbsp;</p> <p>What investigation has been done so far?&nbsp;</p> <p>In general I&#39;m not sure&nbsp; going private helps speed things up once they are diagnosed. Before you get a diagnosis maybe..</p> <p>Mouth cancers have to be treated quickly oI&#39; suggest chasing anybody and everybody TODAY.&nbsp;</p> <p>Personally I&#39;ve been very impressed with the speed and efficiency of my treatment - I don&#39;t think you should have been waiting since July!&nbsp;</p> <p>Get on the phone this morning!&nbsp;</p>

<p>I had the urgent referral back in August, I was sent for a CT Scan of my said I had something at the back of my tongue. chest and body, this showed my nodes were clear as was chest liver kidneys, I pointed out the glands in my neck were swollen, the following week I had an appointment for biopsys of my neck on a Friday called by the respiratory nurses and asked to attend hospital for a meeting on the Tuesday, Told I had Sqamous cell carcinoma. 2 weeks later taken in and had a camera down nose into mouth. The ENT Consultant told me there was something at the back of my tongue. The following week I was admitted as a day case under general anaesthetic, biopsys taken of nose throat and gullet. TA week later I had an MRI of my neck and head. Now 2 weeks later they have had the team meeting to discuss my results and any treatment. I now have an appointment with ENT on Tuesday 1st October.</p>

<p>Hi i had exactly your cancer.&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;Sqamous cell carcinoma which was primary in tonsil and back of toungue and secondary in lymph glands on neck. Initially it was very distressing but after multiple tests i was informed HPV cancer responds better to treatment. the treatment was hard, and the recovery took several difficult months but slowly i got better, im now 3 months since being given the all clear. I had full private health insurance but after discussion with my consultant we agreed NHS had access to all major kit and had far more experience with cancer. I must say the NHS were amazing and everything happened when expected, the McMillan support i found superb. As said earlier its a tough treatment but they are very good at managing this type of cancer.</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>I have 5 tips</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>Stay away from internet and just use this site to avoid bogus info</span></p> <p><span>take a trusted friend to every consultant meeting as you will hear what you want to hear</span></p> <p><span>if your tired ...rest as fighting the fatigue is pointless</span></p> <p><span>Get fit if possible , i walked 6 miles a day all through the winter as its the only thing i controlled, the rest is in the hands of your consultants</span></p> <p><span>Staying positive is hard but it works wonders for your recovey</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span></span></p>