Welcome to Cancer Chat. You have come to the right place to talk to others who have experience of tongue cancer. If you type the keywords 'tongue cancer' on our forum search, you will see we have a great number of active threads on the subject and I hope you will manage to connect with others who have been through the same treatment before. One recent thread you might be interested in looking at and responding to is [@Elen] 's which you can read here. [@MichaelD6] also shared his experience on that thread and he may have some good tips for you on what to expect in the coming days and weeks.
Hi Tracy, I was diagnosed with a t1 n0 1cm sqamous cell carcinoma on 17th July. I had it removed on 8th August by laser. I was home the same day. Iwas on codene and paracetamol for a week. Eating during the first 10 days is difficult but I just had yogurts, jellys, cottage pie etc. The op was ok as it was general anesthetic and everyone involved was very kind. I didn't have any lymph nodes removed but that could still happen if there are any further developements. They keep a very close eye on you for the next 2 years. [@MichaelD6] had more extensive surgery than me but his advice helped me a lot and I still read his encouraging post now. If you need to ask me more, please do. Let me know how you are getting on. Elen xx
Thank you Ellen I'm waiting to get 6 teeth removed and then get a peg fitted. I can't have surgery because of the size and am going to be doing 6 weeks, 30 sessions of radiotherapy x I'm very scared x
Check out Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz she has a blog detailing her treatment.l hope all goes well for you and our wonderful nhs will look after you. I think all of us are very sacred and that is normal but you will find lots of help and advice here. I wish you the very best of luck. Elen. X
