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Hi Nickr 

Welcome to the forum 

Stay with us, there is lots of help here. Ask anything you want and there will be somebody who can answer. 
Let us know how you get on. Your treatment plan is likely to be chemotherapy and radiotherapy with maybe surgery on your lymph nodes

Good luck

Just had a call for dental check Friday 

Hi and welcome from me.  As Dani says, keep with us and the journey will be slightly easier with helpful advice when your need it. 

Nickr said:

Just had a call for dental check Friday 

Expect dentist to have good poke around and for you to have an OPG which is an X-ray of all your teeth and jaw. Radiotherapy compromises the blood supply to the jaw. Not all parts of your jaw will get the full dose but if there are any teeth in the line of the highest dose which are unhealthy or risk having to be removed in the future the dentist will recommend extraction before treatment starts

The reason for this is that  because of reduced blood supply extractions don't heal as well and there is a small chance of developing necrosis (death) of the jaw.

I avoided any but some people have to have wisdom teeth out. Make sure everything is explained properly to you.

I would heartily recommend you go to your own dentist asap for a good clean and a fluoride varnish. 

I've had a OPG 3 weeks ago

And as for my dentist 

I believe he's part of the failure  for not noticing  things were wrong  2 weeks before my initial bloods 

I had explained my symptoms  and my teeth and gums were saw

Also at this time there was evidence  on my toncil 

Ah......An all too common problem. Then my advice would be to ask of hospital dentist might do it

Do you know what hospital is planning for Friday if they have already done an OPG?

I have no idea yet

But im feeling a few out as my teeth are in a bad state 

Also reguarding diagnosis 

I could only get to see a nurse (she diagnosed  a infection and said that that was causing earache .my slimy mouth was down to old age 63 att.this was April 25.i got totally useless antibiotics 

But i took this as being correct so carried on until oct where I saw another nurse in practice who took bloods etc .

Second nurse very good 

My symptoms  were the same at both appointments