Partial glossectomy

was diagnosed with tongue cancer end of May had partial glossectomy and neck dissection on June 4th 2019, the bloody cancer had gone into 3 out of the 47 lymph nodes removed but from scans the cancer has been contained locally in the neck. I am due radiotherapy soon which I’m bricking!!! Also been reading that people are still struggling to eat months post op. I am not too bad but my appetite is Poor as my stomach shrunk and I lost 3 stone (was overweight so it’s not been all bad news and I have more energy ironically) , is it normal to have a tingling sensation on post operation site of tongue. Not painful in anyway I am assuming it’s healing. They don’t seem concerned at the hospital. 

I have been given some pretty sound advice on how to protect your mouth from severe ulceration during radiation treatment so I am following said advice also rehydration of skin  before during and after treatment. Has anyone else have it in the lymph nodes?

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  • Hi there ..

    Sorry you've not had an answer to your post .. but maybe it's a rarer cancer so not so many on here with it .. I'm answering your post to say welcome to our chat room .. and this will take you back to the first page where hopefully someone will pick it up who can help you with info ...

    Chrissie x

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  • Hi there ..

    Sorry you've not had an answer to your post .. but maybe it's a rarer cancer so not so many on here with it .. I'm answering your post to say welcome to our chat room .. and this will take you back to the first page where hopefully someone will pick it up who can help you with info ...

    Chrissie x

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