2nd Biopsy

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hi guys had my 2nd Biopsy yesterday, I had my 1st back in Feb when 1st told I had cancer behind my nose and the back of my tongue, I  had a PET scan that showed the cancer had shrunk but they needed another Biopsy to find out how much cancer is left if any because it could be scaring from the 1st biopsy.

I was nervous because the 1st time I could not wee after the anaesthetic and had to go A&E to have a cather fitted and the next day I had to go back to A&E because the cather did not work. this time the guy putting me to sleep put in some meds and fluids to help and I was ok and was able to wee.

still having problems eating so in four weeks time or there abouts I have to have a camera down my stomach to see if the peg fitted back in Feb caused any problems, the rig was removed a long time ago but I was not able to eat because I had no appertite from morning to night and foods were horrible or had the be washed down with water because of the lack of saliva.

Get results in about two weeks from my Biopsy, this time I got a bit of a sore mouth and throat, they took a lot of samples.

ARH

  • Good luck with the results.

    I had a second biopsy and having just pulled out of RT they made me sore....very sore again, so you have my sympathy

    Mine was just scarring

    Dani 

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    FormerMember in reply to Beesuit

    Hi Bee, 

    I am glad yours was just  scarring, but  not  so  good  you  in pain  my Biopsies were not  painful  just  a little  sore  after  eating  about a  hour  after having it  done,  all  my  treatment  has  been  pain  free  RT back  in  February 2020 ,my  problems  have  been  taste change and  no  appetite so  lost 3 stones in weight,  food  not  tasting as it  should  and  sweet  taste  being  salty. 

    Today  I  seem  to  be  ok ,I could  feel  a constant lump  like  something  stuck in myself  throat, after the Biopsy it  seemed to  go  making  life a lot  better  but  its  creeping back this  morning  I think  its called post  nasal drip where normally you  would not notice because saliva would  wash it  away  but  lack  of  saliva makes  life harder  but  as  I  said  I  am  lucky to  be  pain  free. 

    ARH