Just diagnosed yesterday 3/8/19 - 03-09-2019 11:44 PM
Hello all. I am not sure if I should be reading anything in this forum and elsewhere on the internet! It is all very scary. I discovered a growth inside my right cheek recently and a biopsy was taken. Yesterday, I received the bad news. The diagnosis was: Right Cheek: Moderately Differentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Most of the biopsy report I do not understand. I did start inputing various technical medical terms into google. This statement really scared me: Definite areas of lymphovascular invasion and perineural invasion are noted. From what I read, that refers to blood supply and something to do with nerves. From what I have read so far, that is not good! I hope I am wrong.
I have not met with a Doctor yet. The Doctor who gave me my biopsy results yesterday gave me a list of good Doctors in the South Florida region. He highly recommended Dr. Robert Marx (University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine). He said this doctor is a leader for this type of cancer. I did a search of his name on this forum and I noticed he even has a protocol named after him! I was lucky enough to get appointment with him on March 26, 2019. If anyone has any advice on what I should ask, etc, or any advice at all. I would appreciate it.
Obviously, I do not know what stage I am in yet. I am very concerned and scared. All of my upper teeth have been removed (unrelated to this). I already have 5 implants in my upper jawbone, with a permanent denture attached. It stays attached all the time except when my Dentist takes the denture out yearly and cleans behind the denture. All my bottom teeth have crowns on them. I have ready many posts that mention removal of teeth. I certainly don't want to loose my bottom teeth! I guess I am getting ahead of myself! Anyways, Thank you for reading my post.
Steven
I have not met with a Doctor yet. The Doctor who gave me my biopsy results yesterday gave me a list of good Doctors in the South Florida region. He highly recommended Dr. Robert Marx (University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine). He said this doctor is a leader for this type of cancer. I did a search of his name on this forum and I noticed he even has a protocol named after him! I was lucky enough to get appointment with him on March 26, 2019. If anyone has any advice on what I should ask, etc, or any advice at all. I would appreciate it.
Obviously, I do not know what stage I am in yet. I am very concerned and scared. All of my upper teeth have been removed (unrelated to this). I already have 5 implants in my upper jawbone, with a permanent denture attached. It stays attached all the time except when my Dentist takes the denture out yearly and cleans behind the denture. All my bottom teeth have crowns on them. I have ready many posts that mention removal of teeth. I certainly don't want to loose my bottom teeth! I guess I am getting ahead of myself! Anyways, Thank you for reading my post.
Steven