It is good to be able to share experiences on a site such as this as I don't know nayone who has had this kind of cancer. I was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the upper jaw in March - this came as something of a shock as I had been being treated for an impacted wisdom tooth on which i had been blaming all my symptoms. Also I associated mouth cancer with smokers and I have never smoked! I had the tumour removed on 18th March ( along with part of my jaw )and I will begin a course of radiotherapy early next month. So far everything has gone well and I am told I have made an excellent recovery. I have an obdurator in my mouth to cover the hole which the surgery left. I am getting more used to it but it is still uncomfortable at times and I hate taking it out as I am then unable to speak and I feel really helpless. It also gets me down that I can only eat mashed and pureed food and some of it tends to come back up my nose which is pretty disgusting! I am feeling apprehensive about the radio as i have read a lot about the unpleasant side effects.
I would love to hear from anyone who has undergone similar surgery
Maggie