Squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed September 2023

Hi there

I had an SCC on my tongue, removed in surgery in Jan this year. Surgery was successful, so I am now on a monitoring programme - got my first ultrasound scan tomorrow!

Mine was also very quick - 1 month from diagnosis to operation (and that was over Xmas) so, like you say, it is all a bit of a whirlwind.

Tongue SCC T1N0MO partial glossectomy Jan 24

Hi I’m Hazel SCC HPV tonsil cancer fast approaching 6 years since diagnosis happily living life just in Spain cycled 70 km today nit bad for a 67 year old. 
Hazel c

Hi Dora25  Welcome to our little community. Good to hear you are now cancer free. You simply have to look through some of the threads here to see how life goes on. The human body and the mind are truly remarkable aren’t they. 
There is an essay by psychologist Dr Peter Harvey that you might find interesting 

www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/.../After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf

Hi, the comments you have made sum up how things were for me.  Feel free to read my profile.  I assume you are still on 8 weekly check ups.   

Hi Mick our stories are very similar 

can I ask how they removed your tumour? My surgeon went in through my neck as mine was right at the back of my tonsil 

I’m really happy to read your story as it’s giving me hope that I can return to my job I’m a full time care assistant 

I was advised by my surgeon it would be six months to a year before I can so I’m almost halfway way 

my check ups are every six weeks and also waiting on physio as my shoulder is painful also seeing a speech therapy as it’s affecting my speech 

did you have a trachea? I hated that part 

thank you for getting in touch 

My name is Wendy 

Hi Wendy,  Sorry my procedure was totally different to yours.  My cancer was on the side of my tongue and was not as radical as yours.    I know someone will be able to help I think Peter might be able to give you some insight to the physio side of things.   Hooe thighs go to plan and best wishes.   

Hi Dani can you.tag Peter into this post please (Wendy has some questions about physio).   

Dora25 said:

Hi everyone I was diagnosed in September last year with squamous cell carcinoma I had my operation in November and my surgeon removed all of the cancer

Did you have radiotherapy?