Hello everyone Im new here - base of tongue cancer

thank you Debbie, I will keep re-reading this as it gives me hope.  

Forgot to say hospital essentials for me were:

earplugs ( I prefer silicone screw in ones on amazon3.99 for 8 colourful pairs)

my own soft pillow and son’s fleece blanket

pjs dressing gown bed socks and slippers

ipad phone and charger

Hope it goes well

Debbie

Hi All,

got a question -

my tumour was found due to ear pain.

my tumour is on the right side of the base of my tongue - inside the tongue. im told that the nerves to the ear run through this. has anyone else had this issue and did the ear pain go away once the tumour was gone?

p.s I also get slight jaw pain on this side too. 

thanks

Stephen 

stephen l said:

did the ear pain go away once the tumour was gone?

Hi Stephen My oncologist told me that any pain associated with the cancer would go as soon as it started shrinking. 

Ear and jaw pain.....ChemoRadio zapped it away for me.....did not know it was a symptom of tonsil cancer until diagnosis.

Didn’t have any ear pain, but after surgery to remove tumour at the back of my tongue, my ear on that side went completely numb.  Now it makes more sense.  Damage to the same nerves giving you the pain.  Numbness has pretty much sorted itself out now.

Liz

Thank you Dani

Thats very good to know Peter

Thanks Liz, happy to hear its now sorted. 

Hi my husband has tonsil cancer. He was told by dietitian not to to worry about healthy eating. Eat everything full fat, milk,butter,cheese, rice pudding, custard etc, ti account for the weight you might loose during treatment. I’ve been telling him this past year to loose some weight, now I’m making him eat everything in sight x