Radiotherapy soon and worried about eating after having surgery to remove tumour from tongue

Just had surgery to remove tumor from tongue and has spread to one node on neck and nerve .   Having my mask made plus planning scan tomorrow  and I am scared going back 10 steps with my eating was not good in the hospital but got fed by the feeding tube and I don’t wish to go back to that .

If anyone has gone through this is it bad as I am fearing

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  • Hi Jackdow,

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    Ben
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  • Hi Jackdow,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat.

    You mention you had an appointment yesterday - I hope this went OK and has perhaps given you a bit of reassurance or understanding of what to potentially expect.

    My reply here will give your post a little boost, so a few more people should see it and hopefully you'll get some more replies. You can also use the search bar at the top of the page to find other relevant discussions and people to connect with, if you'd like to.

    You are welcome to give our nurses a call if you'd like to talk things through at any point - you can reach them on freephone 0808 800 4040 (Monday-Friday, 9-5).

    I hope you find the forum useful, and that your treatment goes well.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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