Newly part diagnosed tongue cancer (T2) saying hi!

Hi welcome to the club none of us wanted to join. Has the HPV virus been mentioned lI too was for had cycled 1100 km non smoker non drinker   Now I’m 4 years almost post radiotherapy for or tonsil cancer happily living my life. HPV oral cancers  are on the increase nothing to do with genes. Please ask about HPV status and let us know. Remember our cancers are eminently curable treatment tough but end results are good. Please keep off Dr Google you’ll scare yourself silly. 
Hazel x

Thanks Hazel - yes they are screening for HPV

Hi GeneSimmons

Guessing you are maybe a big Kiss fan if so rock on.

Sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis. It is always a shock and it takes a while to get your head around it. Like many others on this forum including you I was also quite fit a non smoker, non drinker looking after my health including regular visits to the dentist and all the other checks to try and keep on top of any health issues. Just as well that I had regular dental checks as my dentist was the one that picked up the cancer when I was 59.

Life can be a ‘beach’ sometimes and throw you some curve balls and then it goes in a direction that you had not foreseen.

I have been on this journey for a while now and thanks to my wonderful medical team have come through treatment including several ops and radiotherapy twice and am enjoying my life to the max.

It can be hard at the beginning of the journey but you will get there.

Ask any questions you have to the forum as someone here will have experienced something similar.

Best wishes for your treatment.

Lyn

No worries. HPV was mine and many others on here. Come bsck on with any questions the waiting is by far the worst part. Once you’ve the facts and treatment plan in place everything falls into place. If we can help we all will.

Hazel 

Welcome from me too. I'm a three plus year survivor of tongue cancer. Had a review just yesterday. Stick with us , we all help each other get through and understand what's happening and why at a more personal level than our team can explain. Whereabouts on your tongue is the cancer?

Thanks! I believe it is to the right (as I look out) and sort of on side and to rear... 

Thanks for replying, appreciated,

Well I thought the tongue issue and love of rock went well together :-)

Surgery might work alone then. Fingers crossed. 

GeneS said:

I believe it is to the right (as I look out) and sort of on side and to rear...