Hi,
I noticed a lump in my neck a couple of months ago, after a couple of visits to the doctor, I was finally referred to ENT.
the consultant advised it looked like a lesion in my submandibular gland and they took a biopsy and sent me for an MRI. That was over two weeks ago, I have just had my follow up appointment which is not for another 3 weeks. I can’t decide if the long wait is a sign that it’s positive news or just normal wait times. The not knowing is driving me crazy.
Daz
Hi Daz, no doubts your mind is doing somersaults with the waiting - at the start I was sent for X-rays, ultrasound, endoscopy and biopsy, all on the same day after surgeon examined me for the first time, also booked in for CT and MRI scans - my follow up appt was after both the scans were booked, which I heard about a few days after the first appt. It was a couple of weeks after that , that I saw my oncologist and her team who talked me through what they had found and the treatment plan.
The wait is always the bugger that drives one crazy and in most cases we fear the worst.
its 8 months further on for me, had treatments but further biopsies and other treatment to follow. Over that time the common factor is always the waiting and the wonderful thing called ‘the mind’ which takes on the journey.
There is a BUT and you’re here on it, amazing people to help guide and support you, who understand where and what you’re going through - always someone to talk with, who will be with you no matter what.Anytime you want to ask or talk, just drop a line .
Stay strong and positive
Nige
I really can't fault NHS.
Yes they really are on the ball with oropharyngeal SCC. It’s over 90% curable so they get their skates on.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
