Frank,
You are in the right place and I echo others who agree you are not premature in posting. This site, the people who are here and the content will all become very useful to you. I have not had Oral cancer but have fought the fight. I am here because it is the best place for me in my profession to be of use for people who have questions related to Oral Cancer. This site is also one of the only sites regarding OC that is moderated on a regular basis by knowledgeable individuals who will, always with respect, add, correct or on some occasions ban the snake oil supporters.
Brian, in my short time here, has chimed in on many occasions in order to maintain the integrity of the site he founded.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Please keep us posted.
You are not alone!!

Mike

I ate at Prejean's in Lafayette a couple of months ago. It was a little touristy, with the Cajun band and the stuffed alligator, but the Redfish, with a little Ponchatrain sauce was awesome. Plus, Cajuns have to be some of the friendliest people in the USA, and I love those accents. I could not have eaten nor tasted that wonderful Cajun food 3 years ago...but the swallowing function improved and the taste buds came back...just can't handle the spicy Cajun stuff...no Tabasco sauce for me.

Today Texas was playing so badly against Okla. State that I turned the game off and was watching your LSU Tigers and other stuff. I flipped back on and UT was tied 35 to 35 and won the game! Let's hope LSU will get it back together now in the second half and put Bama away.

Wishing good health and recovery to you all...

Danny G.

Frank

I have read some of your post ... and in some ways you remind me of a dear freind ..that I met on here that is NO longer with us . I don't know why that is . But you do , and i don't know if anyone else see's it ....but I can tell you That I look forward to reading your post and your upbeat spirit..Stay with us and we will help pyou through this !

Shar

OMG here you all go again,talking a foreign language!!!It is so frustrating for us Brits,lol.

Perhaps an anglo american translation service can be added to the search engine facility lol.

soo....what is ponchatrain sauce,and who are LSU?
forgive my ignorance.

liz

Liz
Mushy Peas, Toad in the hole, spotted dick, black pudding, parkin.
I think food is the most difficult translation especially between USA and Brit's. LOL
Anyway like you I have no idea what the sauce and LSU are.
Sunshine.. love and hugs
Leicester

Hull KR, MAn Utd, Spurs, Five NAtions, Formula One--there, got our own back on the sport front too!!
Worst thing I ever did in California was ask for 'country gravy' which was on the menu--conjured up the Bisto adverts!--It was white and runny and ---YUK!!!!!!

Brenda

Wow. So many replies. Well LSU finally pulled it off! They beat Alabama. For you Brits on here, LSU is Louisiana State University. They played football (American Football) Against the University of Alabama yesterday afternoon. Now the coach of Alabama used to be the coach of the Louisiana State University football team. His taking the job at Alabama did not sit well with LSU fans. Last night's game was the revenge the LSU fans were looking for.

As far as Pontchartrain sauce...I'll let someone else handle that one.

Well I think I slept well last night. I feel ok this morning. I woke up a couple of times tossing and turning. I have tried to stay busy to keep my mind off of things. It seems to be working. The best part of my day seems to be when I log on here. I enjoy reading and sharing with all of you.

I am curious... how did you all know you had this disease? What signs did yo have that made you get it checked out?

Well, now that my yard work is done, I'll have to find something to keep me busy. I guess I'll watch the Saints play Jacksonville. (For our British friends, The New Orleans Saints is a professional American football team).

Have a great day!

Frank

For me Frank, I sort of 'knew' from day 1, back in January.
I just woke up one morning with a numb bit on my lower lip--it hadn't gone away by the next day so I 'Googled' it. Being a 57 year old smoker and drinker , I just 'ticked all the boxes'
I went to the doc who said he had no idea, go see a dentist, went to dentist who was very young, but very thorough--full exam and X-Rays and immediate referral to Maxiolfacial surgeon.
The wonderful British Health Service meant it was April before I finally got to hospital, and then had to wait 3 weeks for 'urgent' MRI.
As it turns out, the wait probably didn't make any difference prognosis-wise, but oh boy, did my jaw hurt and look ugly for the 4 weeks before biopsy!

Brenda

I knew the moment i set eyes on Robins ulcer it was going to be bad news.

It just didnt look like anything that should have been there,and the white base just brought back things i learned in nursing school.


BRENFRAN....wash your mouth out.If we are talking british football at least make it a yorkshire team!!!!!!!

Frank - I kind of just knew that the ulcer on my tongue was cancer, even though at first several doctors kept telling me they thought it was not anything bad (which delayed my diagnosis as even though deep down, I knew, I really didn't want to acknowledge it) I am a nurse, though, and an ulcer on the side of my tongue that wouldn't go away was a pretty classic sign...so I finally said let's stop messing around, and just do the biopsy!!