Oral cancer

Yes. There are basically two kinds. A PEG which goes straight into your stomach and a Nasogastric which goes up your nose and down your oesophagus into your stomach

Thankyou for that beesuit

Julie x

• Hi my feeding tube was put in as  day patient as a n g tube. Some peg patients stay In overnight. I had my tube in 6 weeks in total. So the answer us if you have a tube you don’t stay in hospital. You do daily treatment if you need radiotherapy but again no hospital stsy unless you are admitted 

Hazel 

You’re very welcome. Don’t stress about it. Lots of people have them to manage food intake when radiotherapy makes it impossible to eat. Not many folk have one after surgery as post op pain is much more transient and easy to control. It does of course depend on what sort of surgery. 

Thankyou. Your replies are so helpful Hazel. I haven't had my appointment yet..its tomorrow and my mind has started working overtime about if its spread anywhere else in my body. Such a horrible time isn't it ?

Julie xx

I'll try not to. My mind is racing away..so dreading what they are going to tell me tomorrow

Julie xx

Metastasis past the lymph nodes is rare. Hold that thought xx

When is your appointment tomorrow? 

It's 4.25 pm. And I will hold that thought..thanks again xx

Hi Julie  please don’t stress it’s very rare for oral cancers to spread beyond lymph nodes. Mine had spread to several lymph nodes but 35 radiotherapy sessions and 2 chemo got rid of it. Your mind  will be all over but take heart  from us lot whi are still here alive and kicking. I went to my own funeral in my nightmares but once treatment plan in place and I key my wonderful oncologist.  Yes 2 words I never thought would pass my lips I got head in gear and 3 years after still here. 
If you need feeding tube that’s nothing to stress about it serves it’s purpose. 
Hazel xx come back snd tell us how you got on when you’re ready. 

Thanks so much Hazel I will come back on tomorrow night 

Julie xx