Tongue Cancer - Stage 1
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Yespatricke said:NOT CONVINCED?
Hey dalapathys, exactly what is your friend not convinced about? It sounds more like a denial of reality, an ostritch with his head in the sand, as it were. He is very fortunate in one respect, in that, the cancer has been caught at stage one, and is well defined. Based on what you are saying, it's time for your friend to get his show on the road, and roll into the surgery suite to take care of the beast while it is still stage 1. Life style for him after surgery should be great with minimal adjusting to be made. Of course he would want to chat with his doc to get an accurate idea of what the surgery will entail, and what to expect life stylewise after the beast is put down. Remind your friend, that in any adverse situation or event, that the effect of the situation or event depends 90% on one's attitude, more than what one has gone through, or experienced. So, tell him that it's time to buck up, put on his A Game Positive Attitude, and kick some cancer butt!
PATRICK
I went to my 6 wk check up and they said everything looks better then he thought it would. He believes he has got it all and it looks like he did. I have a pet scan in December but I feel great and believe I am okay now due to getting it all taken care of early and in stage 1! I really reccomend your friend doing the same.0 -
CuriousRubyRuby said:Curious
Hi Dalapathy
Do you know exactly what involve in your friend's surgery? What's the size of the tumor? Which part of the tongue the tumor presented,
As every case is different, it's extremely important for your friend get as much info about the operation from the surgeon as possible, any side effect may occur etc. Does he need a neck dissection?
I am experiencing a side effect after the selective neck dissection: I still can not lift my head up. When I try to lift my head, ther is a pull on the neck restrict it. The most i can do is looking straight. It was worst in the beginning, but after massaged the areas and neck exercise daily, my neck is flexible enough to the point that I can drive again.
So do ask your surgeon any questions you and your friend may have. This will certainly help to calm the nerves down if you know exactly what need to be done and what to expect.
Ruby
Ruby,
Dr advivised to do neck dissection as well to avoid future complications. Size of tumar is 3/4 th inch and upper side is with tumor. Hospital fixed surgery on Sep 3 and she is not able to eat as its burning. So she is applying some gel and then taking food. The point is she is very emotional and not getting enough sleep even though we are all giving sound enough support
Regards
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Not convincedpatricke said:NOT CONVINCED?
Hey dalapathys, exactly what is your friend not convinced about? It sounds more like a denial of reality, an ostritch with his head in the sand, as it were. He is very fortunate in one respect, in that, the cancer has been caught at stage one, and is well defined. Based on what you are saying, it's time for your friend to get his show on the road, and roll into the surgery suite to take care of the beast while it is still stage 1. Life style for him after surgery should be great with minimal adjusting to be made. Of course he would want to chat with his doc to get an accurate idea of what the surgery will entail, and what to expect life stylewise after the beast is put down. Remind your friend, that in any adverse situation or event, that the effect of the situation or event depends 90% on one's attitude, more than what one has gone through, or experienced. So, tell him that it's time to buck up, put on his A Game Positive Attitude, and kick some cancer butt!
PATRICK
Thanks Patrick. She is so emotional on the word "CANCER". Though she is in stage-1, worried about life threat
Regards
Dalapathy0 -
YesNitaNita said:Yes
I went to my 6 wk check up and they said everything looks better then he thought it would. He believes he has got it all and it looks like he did. I have a pet scan in December but I feel great and believe I am okay now due to getting it all taken care of early and in stage 1! I really reccomend your friend doing the same.
Thanks Nita. Good news. Is it cured 100% after surgery?0 -
If..dalapathys said:Not convinced
Thanks Patrick. She is so emotional on the word "CANCER". Though she is in stage-1, worried about life threat
Regards
Dalapathy
If it is not in the nodes then they say it's a 95% chance it wont come back. I will have my pet scans done every year and I have my 6 wk check ups to make sure if it does it is caught early. We all know its never a guarentee that it wont come back. If its caught early I really think she will be okay but she needs to have it taken care of so it doesnt spread! Good luck!0 -
ThanksNitaNita said:If..
If it is not in the nodes then they say it's a 95% chance it wont come back. I will have my pet scans done every year and I have my 6 wk check ups to make sure if it does it is caught early. We all know its never a guarentee that it wont come back. If its caught early I really think she will be okay but she needs to have it taken care of so it doesnt spread! Good luck!
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Best wishesdalapathys said:Thanks
Thanks Nita
to your friend, I chose surgery for cancer of the epiglottis, been 9 months and I've never looked back~~feeling great!
NitaNita, so good to read you're doing so well, much health and happiness to you0 -
SurgeryGrandmax4 said:Best wishes
to your friend, I chose surgery for cancer of the epiglottis, been 9 months and I've never looked back~~feeling great!
NitaNita, so good to read you're doing so well, much health and happiness to you
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
Congratulationsdalapathys said:Surgery
Thansk all for your great support. Surgery successfully done for my friend on Sep 3, 2012. Surgery duration was nearly 12 hrs. Dr removed 1/3 rd of the affected tongue and replaced with left hand muscle. to fill the cavity in the hand, hip muscles used. Finally neck was opened in L shape to remove lumps formed there. Dr says operation was successful and they will do one more scan after 6 weeks to find out if there is any cancer cells are still there. I'll keep you posted.
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby0 -
SorryRubyRuby said:Congratulations
Gongratulations to your friend. So glad to hear the surgery was successful. You and your friend have been on my mind since the first day I joined CSN. I come back every day quietly to check on your friend's progress and to read all the inspiration posts from the others. I have learnt so much from everyone here in the last month. People here are all wonderful so please do come back to visit, you will, like me, find answers to a lot of your friends questions and learnt tips to ease the side effects.
Your friend is now on her road to recovery. The first few days would be tough, please tell her stay positive because she will see the improvements very soon.
Your friend had the exact same procedures done as i had. My Trachy was out on the fifth day and talked straight away. First sip of water on the eighth day after the PEG out. Boy, it was sooooooo good! I had puréed diet for about 4 weeks. Lost 15 lbs all up which I would not be complaining about.
I am now 2 months pro-ops, have been back to full time work for 3 weeks and is very happy and well. my energy level is good, no restriction on eating anymore, except i have lost 2 molars during the surgery so I eat much slow now. Will look into getting the dental work done once the foreign tongue is completely settled. I do routine exercise and self massage (3-4 times a day) on the neck to reduce the swelling and to loosen the stiffness (and hardness) of the neck. Other than these couple of little things , my life is completely back to normal.
Please let your friend know that only a few more weeks, she will be back to herself again.
Ruby
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