Hello Expat. I hope you went out today and spent time with your friends from work,   I just want to say that i am recovering from tongue cancer I am not or never have been a drinker or smoker so when " they say" it is a smoker/drinkers cancer they are wrong...I was told that i was in the wrong catagory didnt tick the boxes so we will send for you again in 10 to 12 weeks but absolutly nothing to worry about returned 12 weeks later had an understudy take a biopsy  by this time i had earache as well told no nothing to do with tougne go see your doctor again about your ear its nothing to do with your tongue and again you have nothing to worry about this is NOT cancer we will have results in 3 weeks time. returned to be told we will take another biopsy as we didnt take enough so another one taken.. returned 3 weeks later no its not cancer but it could turn nasty if not treated  we will bring you back and remove it my husband said no  she has been through enough and the earache every day my wife has been coming to you since May it is now September Oh that long...ok go have a cup of tea come back I will remove it in half an hour. Brought back 3 weeks later to be told sorry it is cancer we will bring you in and operate might have to do skin graft. the point im making here is to be told you dont smoke/drink your not in the right catagory is crazy and the earache was caused by the cancer it is the same nerve from ear to tongue this cancer is more common now than ever I dont mean to frighten you Expat but if you are diagnosed with this remember you will get through it its tough but you will get through it...keep your family and friends close as we all need someone to help us when things get tough...and this chatline is a great help too...god bless D.

Hi Expat,

I put some respones to your questions. 

Results wise, I got my results quickly, my consultant sped up the results and I had them within a week of biospy. 

I don't think it would make a difference if you give up bad habbits before a biopsy. But regardless of the result, you should try to give them up anyway if you can.

I had to have time off work for the biospy half a day, so I told them I was having it but nothing more until I got the result.

Cancer does not have to relate to anything we have done, sometimes it just happens. I was 23, hardly drunk and did not smoke. That being said however, now I am recovered, I have the odd drink. You can't live in fear, more so when in the 20's/30's.

Please keep us updated, good luck.

Hi Clara,

I can appreciate that it's not the easiest cancer to deal with - maybe just as well that you weren't prepared for all you had to go through. Unfortunately, cancer is one of these diseases that continues to challenge us and, you'll always meet others, who are worse off than you are.

I am glad to hear that the breast clinic is leaving you to the care of your GP for now.

Take care of yourself.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hello Clara its great to hear from you hope you are able to eat some...i think just being at home helps so much as you can eat your own food when i was in hospital they had nothing on the menu that i could eat they threatend me with the tube if i didnt eat! id like to see them eat potatoes meat after this kind of op!                Clara i did have numbness in face ear neck but it will get better each day...tho the radiothearpy will numb your neck for a long time after treatment mine is still numb 2 years later...takes a while for nerve endings to. repair i was told somtimes years. I was left 6 weeks until first radio treatment which is good as i think after what you have been though you need to get back to feeling like yourself again, i didnt have the headaches Clara but maybe you are a bit dehydrated...I see you havent lost your sense of humour Clara...                                  Take it slowly Clara sending you a massive hug. XO XO

Hi Clara

glad you are recuperating take this time to chill,out keep in touch let us know Hiw yiubare getting on. Hospitals don’t really cater for  us with sore mouths. I know on my chemomdays I struggled .weathervhere v good although 25=degrees is a tad too hot for me so sat in shade then went to bed for an hour as biked 48 km yesterday thunk I pushed my self a bit too far. Butbhey yiuve got to learn. 

Please keep in touch and good news re breast clinic let your daughters pamper you for a few weeks 

h x

Clara, you crack me up! They didn't do a neck lift at the same time - !!! :D:D

And your chicken Avatar - priceless!!

Despite all you've been through, you are still making us smile. 

Nobody ever sees my neck anyway as it's always festooned with a scarf, usually in some variant of leopard print ( Bet Lynch has nothing on me!!) 

Hope you're getting on top of the pain, they say laughter is the best medicine, when I need a laugh I watch a Green Wing DVD but as it's set in a Hospital its probably not what you fancy watching right now! 

Carry on with the Ensures ( bleurgh!) Sadly they don't do a chicken flavour.... Xxxx

[[]]I stand corrected..     

Omg bet they are even more revolting than the banana or vanilla or chocolate ones. Shudder

the thought I lived on these for 45 days 

h 

Oh I shudder at the thought ugh!

They sent me home with a big bag of bannana, vanilla plus same in powder form and wee bottles of ensure compact.

I tried the coffee one in hospital as I love coffee. Wrong!! most revolting stuff ever.

Ive only lost 4.5lbs last week so I don`t know why they were so weight obssesed. They were showing my food tray to charge nurse, that really annoyed me. As I said I will eat better when I get my appetite back, I like my food and goodies.

I tried adding real bannana in the nutri bullet my daughter has loaned me, nope still tasted of chemicals to me.

I am dreaming of Paella and a cold Sangria :-) Oh yes and Churros. Now Im crying in my soup.

Take care speak soon. xxx

PS We have flipping snow!!!

HimClara

the onky way I couldn’t get the ensures down little,tip,is to,dilute with bottled water ,added bonus is you are increasing hydration. Likewise the coffee  toffee and chocolate ones all revolted me .imcould just about do vanilla banana and strawberry especially when dilute. I too have a nutri bucket but everything tasted like chemicals have brought it out tomspain with me must try and use it,

paelle still a ni ni then ruce justbsticks in mynthroat can manage 2 churros as long a season I have chocolate sauce ,then the rest have gone cold so,end up bumming them .managage Gaelic cold potatoes today and battered prawns , but most meats are still sticking indream if yiu remains lamb s gambolling in way to my plate sorry all u vegetarians but I live a lamb chop .

alchol doubt if any will ever enter my mouth again last drink was a g n t out here last April thunk I have lost the urge to drink I haven’t been a big drinker for nearly 10 years and before then was onky odd glass of red wine or g n t. 

Onward n upward doe yiu keep taking the ensures I along with anchor 1707 called them bush tucker trials like I’m a celebrity get me out of here. 

H x

Sorry re snow we have 25 degrees gentle breeze. Is it Glasgow where u are sorry if u am totally wrong 

h 

cluck me Kitty!!  your a laugh!!! just  put me off chicken soup you av! xo

cluck me Kitty!!  your a laugh!!! just  put me off chicken soup you av! xo