Hi all... been a bit quiet lately as of course we had a wonderful two weeks in Tenerife, 
and just before we went, he decided to try a gel called oral medic, to try to get rid of the one and only persistent little bugger of on ulcer on side of his tongue. BIG BIG mistake, it burnt him and made it worse, luckily its healed up now but beware what you put on ulcers. First scary moment as he was in agony and i was worried it may spoil his holiday. Second and it's still ongoing!! is a big crater sore on his left tonsil area, its where he had the tonsil removed so of course he went into Panick mode. It came up out of nowhere one day, literally overnight, not particularly sore, just when he eats, saw the dental surgeon as it was quicker, but he referred him straight over to Ent. Had to wait 4days which is not that bad, but he was scared, really scared that the cancer was back. Unfortunately, his normal consultant was away but he saw another guy from Colchester who i must say was lovely. He wasn't particularly concerned about it, didn't take a biopsy and said come back in a month. I suppose it's been there around (9/10 days now, looks most unpleasant, grey and yellow and quite deep in fact i think its deeper than when it started. Anyone else had this? It's because of where it is that worries him so much, the consultant tried to reassure him, and to watch and wait I think they are trying to see if it's just due to the radiotherapy as its only 20 weeks post. A month seems a long way away to see them again so I will be keeping an eye on it, taking photos etc.
Anyway, all in all his in good health, eating well, still prefers meals with gravies, sauces. wet stuff, although still eating his sweets and chocolates and occasionally crisps! Weight is going on quite quickly, He left off the propolis but has decided to take it again as he had no problems till, he stopped it. Worth the nasty taste and expense if it works.
I Hope everyone is thriving, and surviving what I know is an awful experience, life does get back to near normal quite quickly but with a few bumps in the road.
Hi Hope
Glad you managed your holiday away.
Ulcers. Neat Gelclair is good as is corsodyl though that might sting a bit.
The tonsil lesion is a worry, I bet. At least you won’t have long to wait for the next appointment
Can you remind me, has your husband had his PET yet?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
Sorry, you'll have to remind me...So your husband had all the surgery you mentioned in your first post and they didn't find the primary?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
So were you told the cancer was in that tonsil?
it’s strange that he’s had no scans at all. My trust used to rely on MRI till they had regular access to PET in Cardiff. If he’s had a real belt of radiation to where the tonsil was maybe that’s just it which is why the oncologist left it to wait and see.
If it gets worse I’d be in touch again though
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
