|   "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) 
 Joined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 |  Ditto what Christine and the others said.  Take it one step at a time - and be happy they are using the term cyst rather than tumour!
 No one wants that nasty C word attached to their name and certainly not a mother of young children.  Don't be afraid to be very direct with your physicians - tell them what you are thinking or fearing and ask them to be clearer.
 
 Looking forward to hearing what the doc has to say when he calls back - try to update us if you can.   In the meantime, breathe slowly, keep yourself busy (as if you aren't already!) and try to relax.
 
 Donna
 
   Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1.  2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God!  Surviving isn't easy!!!!  .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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