I’ve just been diagnosed with mouth cancer and am awaiting MRI and CT scan to give a clearer picture. I know I need surgery but don’t know what else as yet.
im really confused/scared and hope you may help with some of my concerns. Will I need reconstruction on my tongue, what other treatment may I need, will I be able to talk again ?
Hi Mark. It all depends where your cancer is
There are reconstruction regimes
Other therapies include chemotherapy and radiotherapy or both.
I hope you get good results and when you have more info pop back and there will be somebody to help.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Good evening Mark71, sorry to hear of your diagnosis, please try not to be scared as mouth cancer is very treatable these days with excellent recovery rates. Its early days at the moment and a lot depend on the whereabouts the tumour is, reconstruction is not normally needed but again depending on the area if its the tongue or any bone that's been affected then reconstruction will be needed but this will all become clearer once the scans are done. Unless you have cancer of the Larynx( voice box) or the tongue then your speech will not be affected. In some cases radiotherapy or chemotherapy will be offered after the operation, again depending on where the cancer is. So at the moment its a case of waiting for the results of the scans so they can tell you a definite plan of attack. Please try and avoid using google as the information can be very misleading, we will try our best on here to give you better advice once you get a better idea, all the best, take care.
Chris
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
