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.

[[]]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

Hi Hazel.

No Im quite a distance from Glasgow. I had my surgery there as they have a dedicated centre for H&N cancer. But its quite scarey when in there you meet folks still fighting this 3rd time round. To be honest I couldnt go there. The surgery is brutal.

Two weeks till I get pathology results. Dreading that.

Bush Tucker Trials is an excellent description. I never want to have a nasogastric tube ever again!

Speak soon take care xxx

Dear Clara hope you are a bit better than you have been..I havent been intouch because I thought maybe I should just give you your own time to get your head around what you have just gone through...I just want you to know I think about you every day hoping that you are a wee bit stronger...your friend Dee xo 

Hi Clara,
I'm glad that your surgery is behind you now. It cetainly isn't for the faint hearted. Neither is the recuperation, so I hope that you are doing well.

Two weeks must seem like forever to get your pathology results. Hope they turn out well.

Kind regards,

Jlamine xx

Hi Clara

fingers n toes crossed for you please let us know when yiu have path results back. 

Glad you like the analogy bushbtucker trials. 

Yes I don’t know how people can keepmhaving surgery but don’t think about it

take care

hazel  

Hi Clara

fingers n toes crossed for you please let us know when yiu have path results back. 

Glad you like the analogy bushbtucker trials. 

Yes I don’t know how people can keepmhaving surgery but don’t think about it

take care

hazel  

Hi Hazel

I surely will let you know how it goes. Being the woose that I am its fingers crossed for no RT!

Read your update on your post. Two mountains!! Are you superwoman??

Photos are smashing you both look so well.

I am sure John doesnt get fed up listening to any complaints from you.He will just be happy that you are there to make any complaints :-) But you already know that.

Hair looking good too. Im going to treat myself to a salon do as well!

Take care keep well xx

Hi Clara.

thanks re hair didn’t want to get it chopped but agree it does look better ,itbwas just the fact that the cancer made me have it cut that I moaned about. 

Yep 2 mountains the 2 nd one included being on a blooming goat track with precipititious drops in one side I did try pullingbyhe cancer card out but got shirt shrif from John lol .am findingvthe exercise is really helping the road to recovery strange as it may seem.

sont panic if yiu have to have r t we will get you through it 

i know that John is really a guy of few words probably due to being a coal miner he finds it hard to expressing himself sometimes  

keep in touch anither 32 km today oops

h