#27151 02-06-2005 12:59 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 8 Member |  Member
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 8 | good luck with your biopsy! keep in mind that biopsies frequently turn out to bear good news!
i'm also having trouble with the same general area of my mouth and hope to hear good news from you as well as from my dr when i eventually see him.
again, good luck! | | |
#27152 02-06-2005 11:02 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 14 Member | | Member
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 14 | rdb,
I am hoping it turns out benign!!! And if it does, please do not make MY mistake. The first time I had a biopsy, it was benign, but the doc wanted to keep an eye on it...so he had me coming back every few months to look it over. I went on like this almost a year, and then I missed an appointment because I was on vacation. Well...I never did reschedule it and thought "what the hey?? It has been benign for over a year, and actually I know I had this in my mouth a good deal longer than that. So no big deal'. No big deal indeed... it turned INTO cancer, and they caught it at stage II...but the point is, had I continued having them check the thing out, it might not have ever gotten past the first stage. So what I am saying...just stay on top of it, ok?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma, floor of mouth. T2 N0 M0. Diagnosed January 2004. Partial glossectomy, right neck dissection, removal of floor of mouth, gum, bottom teeth, flap from forearm, skin grafts.
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#27153 02-07-2005 11:36 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 | rdb, will pray for good news for you. No cancer would be great. Don't worry about wasting time here, there is no such thing as a waste of time. We are here to help you and hope you will help someone else down the line.
Regards, Kirk Georgia
Stage IV, T1N2aM0, right tonsil primary, Tonsilectomy 11/03, 35 rad/3cisplatin chemo, right neck dissection 1/04 - 5/04.
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#27154 02-18-2005 04:41 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | Had the biopsy yesterday. The anesthesiologist said the doctor took quit a bit so thats good! The Doctor said he's expecting it to be reactive hyperplasia. He looked in my throat of course and he said he still could'nt find anything wrong. So good news so far. I will have the pathology results next week. Just thought I'd drop a line to let y'all know. | | |
#27155 02-18-2005 12:13 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | Hoping for a positive result for you.
Let us know
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#27156 02-19-2005 03:56 PM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | Thank you all very much, I'll let you know as soon as I find out. | | |
#27157 02-21-2005 01:04 PM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | My appoinment is for Firday afternoon. Hopefully it will be good news but I hope also I will have a diagnosis of some kind or I'll stil be worried probably. This really sucks.  | | |
#27158 02-21-2005 03:35 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 274 Platinum Member (200+ posts) | | Platinum Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 274 | RDB,
You know what really sucks? A 48 year old man and member of this forum has passed away after a one year battle with this cancer. Cancer not just once, but 3 times in one year! I am going to feel as bad as the next person if you get bad news, but give it a rest until the results are in. I have said this before, get a grip of yourself. People on here have faced imminent death with less drama.
Good luck,
Glenn | | |
#27159 02-23-2005 10:40 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 66 | My biopsy came back as chronic inflammation. so that is very good news. I am very relieved that the results were clear, and I am sorry for throwing such a big fit especially in light of what has transpired on this board just since I have been a member. Your response is right on Glenn, I know I have really lost my grip. I will refrain from posting from now on unless I have a true diagnosis. Thank God for everyone here that has tried to help me and has put up with my crying, everyone here is truly phenominal and honestly ,even though we have never met I am truly ashamed of myself if I truly don't have cancer. Thanks Again, Ronnie Bigwhip | | |
#27160 02-23-2005 11:16 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 66 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 66 | Ronnie congratulations on your diagnosis. Sometimes in life the glass really is half full...or more. Now take the knowledge that you gained form people here and help them and others. You can turn your fears into something positive. You now know a lot more about oral cancer than you did before all this started. You can share your newfound knowledge with others. Most Americans are not even aware that this disease exists and what are the warning signs and risk factors for getting it. You now do. You can see that those around you, and those you come into contact in the future, know that it is a disease that they should be aware of, get an annual screening for, and try to avoid the risk factors for getting it -- like the use of tobacco and heavy drinking. Turn this all into something good.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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