im a 39 y/o man who is in remission of oral cancer of the tounge.
i was told i had cancer sept of last year and now after surgey, radition, chemo and losing about 50 pounds im still here
they pulled all my teeth because of where on my tounge the cancer was it had done turned one tooth black and pior to the cancer i had great teeth dential check ups every 6 months i brushed and flossed every day. i have many questions and some things that have happened.
i also had the elec. shock down my spine and the dizzness,my thyroid is shot im taking meds for that and every thing seems to be ok but how many people just all of a sudden lose all there engery like you hit bottom it last for just a few min. then im ok again just feel a little weak.
Now heres another question i have for the smokers in here, when is the tobacco compaines gonna stand up and take responabilty for what they have done to millons of us,you see i look at it like this in 1976 when i started smoking i was 12 years old a child and i feel like they seduced me into smoking and had me hooked before i knew what was goning on and even tho i have had cancer that all my doctors said was from smoking i still cant quit,my nerves are shot i cant talk to my family or friends about it because of my up bringing yes i was raised in the south (mississippi)where men dont complain or whine but anyway why does our goverment loan money to a country who wouldnt even let us land there in the begining of the iraq war and do nothing to my knowledge to help us with the tobacoo compaines personaly i think the tobacoo compaines should reimberse us for our medical expense lost time from work and even our meds im not looking to get rich but i bought a product that was made right here in the good ole usa and it is killing me what ever happen to product liabilty the drug compaines have to be accountable for bad drugs and cigs are nothing more than a drug well i think i have said enough i hope every one is doing ok and rember when it gets going tuff ask the lord to help you and he will.
thanks
mike

Hi Mike:

Welcome to OCF. It's clear you have alot of strong emotions about your current situation and alot of anger about old habits and how they die hard for sure. I sense you also feel sad. What kind of support do you have around you to help you deal with the aftermath of cancer treatment?

Best,

Kim

hello kim
my anger comes from reading and knowing how the tobacco compaines have and are getting away with killing people. I have written to my congressman and no replies this may just be my why of thinking, the tobacco compaines are very large and supply alot of money to the goverment and as long as they shell out the all mighty dollar then nothing is gonna be done to stop what they have done and are doing on a daily basis, for instances they have a big thing as to how smoking is for ADULTS only ok this should be true to the letter but now think as a young teen what do all teens want to be ADULTS they want to be grown up so again the tobacco compaines have found away to advertise to the young teens just as they did when i was growing up and every one wanted to be cool im sorry if this all comes off wrong bottom line is i dont want to see my kids are no one esles go thur what i have been thur, in a 4 week period i found out i had cancer,had all my teeth removed,lymphnoid right side of neck removed,vad installed and i held out for a month after treatment started for my peg to be installed and had a small protion of my tounge removed and now im scared i may have it again but if i do with the will of god i will survive again as i put my fate in his hands.
mike