Hello,
I was told on Monday the results of my histology. Confirmed as an acinic cell carcinoma of the Parotid gland. I was expecting the news but having it confirmed has stunned me. I feel I didn't ask enough questions at my follow up. I feel like it is dominating all my thoughts and that for everyone around me it is over because the surgery is done and my surgeon didn't feel I needed radiotherapy. But for me I feel like it is a sentence that is just beginning. I feel guilty also, because in many ways I have been lucky. So many mixed emotions. I'm struggling to think my life now is the worry of it coming back. I don't know if I can face that at 36. I am waiting for an ultrasound scan of the opposite side where I found a lump. I lost my mum to breast cancer, she was 45 and I was 17. My Dad still battles bladder cancer. I just wanted to talk to other people about their experiences and feelings.
Thanks