Hi I'm MissMedusa and new to this group, currently waiting for biopsy results to determine whether I have mouth cancer, on an emotional rollercoaster at the moment
Hello everyone, My husband was diagnosed with cancer in his lymph nodes - they say are secondaries - and they need to find the primary site. He is waiting for surgery to remove the lymph nodes and then they are using the da vinci machine to...
Hi again so I have squamous cell carnicoma,mouth cancer that has spread to my neck,the surgery plan is...left neck dissection,did say tracheosfomy but I have been told that won't be necessary,dental clearance,tumour dissection including rim resection...
Hi all, I am writing on behalf of my husband who was diagnosed in April 2021 with cancer of the base of his tongue, which had spread to his neck, T2N2M0. The diagnosis took some time, following the serious head pain he had, left side, and multiple collapses...
Hi my name is Ivan Have been looking at this forum over past 14 months. only now getting round to joining. I took facial paralysis mid 2021 which I thought was Bells Palsy. Dr referred me to ENT and after CT & MRI scans and several biopsy diagnosed with...
I was informed on 28.12. 2022 that the biopsy taken from my tounge was cancerous. I need to have a scan to see if there has been any spread to my lymph nodes. From what I have read if there has been no spread the treatment will be surgery only and I will...
Forgot how to post so thought I would log out and then log back in. What a technophobe I am! Hope you don't mind me asking this but the part of the tounge around the lesion feels numb (bit like anesthetic for biopsy). Has anyone else had this sort of...
My name is mandy and ive been wanting to chat with people who are going through the same situation as me,but i have been a scaredy cat lol,my surgery is in a week today and im absolutely petrified :( so ive been too scared to chat lol,i know i sound like...
Mouth, tongue cancer with teeth removal and mouth reconstruction due. I wanted to post today to let off steam after bad/day night. I was i n hospital for two day had loads of biopsies in mouth which were OK and are healing up ,but incredibly bad throat...
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