Hello,
My dad went to an appt back in the end of May who told him he had cancer. He has since been for many scans and appointments.
He is due to have his whole lower jaw reconstructed with cancer in jaw, tongue and floor of mouth. I believe they are also planning to remove all lymph nodes in his neck and all his teeth.
his surgery isn’t scheduled until 11th August, appreciate it takes time to plan but just seems such a long wait. His speech seems to be getting worse as days go on and he is losing weight.
they are also concerned there may be cancer in his pancreas following a scan but weren’t going to investigate this and do the op first. We have pushed for this to be investigated first and is due to be discussed in MDT this week.
He is having a peg tube fitted this week. We have been told he is likely to need the peg for life although not definitive and he may lose all his speech.
I have had to bring my own wedding forward to make sure my dad can be there but I am just really struggling with his diagnosis and the thought of losing him. I know they have to prep us for worse case scenario but it is hard to accept things won’t ever be the same regardless.
