getting ready for tounge surgey

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  • thennies61
    thennies61 Member Posts: 285
    #22
    donfoo said:

    good thing

    sometimes you wonder why lots of poking, prodding, and testing but better to have more looks than less. In the end you will have more comfort that your diagnosis and treatment plan are based on truer facts. Once the diagnosis an treatment plan are firmed up and you get past the time gap before treatment actually get going, you will feel more comfort that things are finally underway. Easier said than done but you will endure and make it through.

    Don

    Very true I would rather have

    Very true I would rather have the doing all these tests to come up with the right game plan.Then I start thinking how much worse can the tounge become while having these tests being done over the last 2 months

  • thennies61
    thennies61 Member Posts: 285
    #23
    lornal said:

    Exploratory

    I had it on Mondsy for my new cancer. I needed a Trach so he looked around to see where the tumor was hiding (and it was iding well because 4 other docs never saw it Or suspected my issues were anything other than radiation scar tissue)

    After exploring and biopsies the came up with the game plan. 

    Hadmine done yesterday

    Hadmine done yesterday running way behind had to be there at 11:30 supoose to do it at 1:00 never got into the or till 3:30 good thing was done by 4:30 and home by 6:30.As far as I know everything went good nothing down in throat and looks like it's locatcated along left side of bottom of tounge.Gave me a slight pain med from biopsies out side of that had a great night if sleeping.

  • thennies61
    thennies61 Member Posts: 285
    #24
    Duggie88 said:

    Surgery

    Sounds like me four years ago. I had tongue cancer and I also had food getting stuck in my throat. My first ENT thought it was nothing to get alarmed about. Until a second ENT's opinion after exploritory surgery who then sent me to a surgeon 75 miles away who performed the second exploritory surgery 4 days before he went back in and removed part of my tongue and my epiglottis. I had a trach and a feeding tube until the swelling went down and I learned how to swallow without an epiglotis. I am certainly glad I went through with it giving me (just like many others) the opportunity to tell you about the ordeal and to push you to do whatever it takes to get rid of this F’en disease. Your battle may seem long and drawn out but it is worth every ounce of energy you can muster to rid yourself of cancer. There are many on here who can answer all your questions throughout your journey and we promise not to sugar coat it. It is or can be a tough battle, and if I can do it ...................... anybody can do it. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions, we are all here to ride the storm with you.

          Jeff

    pain

    Hey Jeff just curious about the pain mangement? Yesterday was pretty good with exploratory nothing that could see down in throat so lucky there.But wondering about the main the surgey.My understanding is that they will rebuild whatever part of the tounge they remove from my leg tying the nerves back togther and thats the need for a trach and food tube they don't want anything to interfer with the healing but am wondering how they handle the pain...

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