Weird bump and growths that are new

CivilMatt said:

hopefully nothing

the,wife,

I’ve heard of dentist finding suspicious areas, but having a dentist recommended is different.  I am sure you will get this all straightened out and hopefully it will be nothing.  This is why we go for checkups so often.  He was looked at recently and all was well. They don’t always do scans, problems are normally apparent to see and feel. I don’t remember if he had surgery or just rads and chemo? 

Parts of my tongue and throat are different than before treatment and I imagine his is too.

I hope the biopsy is negative and you can both head toward your new normal.

Matt

 

Matt - he didn't have surgery, just chemoradiation. When he had the cancer I never looked at his throat or the pictures because I couldn't stand the thought of it. This time I did and it looks very weird. I know the dentist is probably just covering his butt, just in case. Better to be safe than be sued or whatever....

Too bad it had to happen before the holiday weekend. I'm going to try really hard not to dwell on it too much. 

Thanks again, my friend!

Drivingdaisy said:

New Growths

Hi, been gone for a couple months.  I have the most fantastic Dentist.  Very knowledged in Oral Cancers, Dry Mouth, & Nreve pain.  He has done a ton for me post-recovery to advance to new levels, not usually seen this early.  Yes, I have been, scoped, Cts, Pets, blood, urine tests right & left  All neg with only positive results in the 7 mo post-treatment results.  In fact I've have become a test rat for My Chemo Dr, so to speak.  I would recommend finding a knowledged Dentist for part of your team and my ENT has been a blessing.  Anything that does not seem right, he checks & scopes or will biopsy if he feels it is suspicious.  My mouth did change allot from all the burns and sores and is kinda ugly, but so far, all is good.  Between these two who also send reports to My Chemo Dr, I am so much more at ease.  I eat steak, salads, a little spicy foods and No crappy shakes like Ensure or Boast.  Only Organic that I buy premade at Walgreens.  All natural, tastes great, and No Sugars & artificial crap.  I have many converts.  I use to be  junk foodaddict.  Since being tested for food allergies I am a whole new person.  No real sugar, feeds the cancer and it now is just too sweet for my taste.  No fats really, no dairy, eggs, very allergic to both.  My stomach & intestines are the best they have ever been.  I drink 2xdaily pure Aloe water, also spray it in my mouth to wet & heal.  Besides my lower Throat still healing from inner burns, I should be on track to be able to eat & drink more acidic foods/ drinks, wine for NewYears Celebration.  I still have many not to great days but all in all, extremely fortunate.  I kinda thank Cancer for giving Me back MY life & happiness/positivity. I look at life so differently now.  Again, thankful for  My wonderful ENT & new Dentist.  Hope things improve your way and have a Wonderful Holidays.  Big hugs,  Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Thanks so much for your post and great advice. Good call on making the dentist a part of the team. That's something we really need, but don't always think about. And thanks for the ideas and reminders for eating healthy. For a long time we relied on Ensure for supplementing his diet and just recently stopped. I've been mixing in protein powder to milk as an alternative. But mostly he just eats regular food and it's nice that he's able to eat anything he wants at this point. I try to work in lots of veggies as he can't really tolerate any fruit. It's just too acidic. We rely on a lot of dairy for his protein, but I know it's not good. We need to add more plant protein, but it all takes time to research, shop and prep to eat clean. It's so important, but hard to do. I'm always open to ideas on how to do that. We don't want to wake up those cancer cells!

Happy Thanksgiving to  you and your family!

swopoe said:

Sorry to hear this. Hopefully

Sorry to hear this. Hopefully it is nothing. We went through this in August when my husband had a suspicious spot biopsied by the ENT, and it turned out to be nothing. Just this last Thursday, at my husband's appt with the ENT, he said that the number one thing to look for is pain. So if you have a suspicious spot that doesn't go away and the spot hurts, then that is most concerning. If it doesn't hurt, then the odds are that you are ok. I know how stressful it is to get back on the roller coaster again. Hopefully all will be well. Will be thinking of you!

HI Swopoe - you've had your share of ups and downs, too. In my head I know there no use in getting all worked up and worry over probably nothing. In my heart that's harder to do and I know you can relate. I'm taking it day by day. Today I'm focusing on the dinner and having a peaceful weekend. 

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!