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Hello Folks, I have been debating for a couple of weeks if I should mention this here, but have decided to, as you fine folks have helped me with your sage advice, and experience on many topics over the years. I have been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, tonsils, and neck, about 3 weeks ago. I had a biopsy of what was thought to be a "suspicious" parotid gland. ( salivary gland) and then had a CT scan, and a PET CT scan that shows the tumor to include over half of my tongue, with metastasis to my neck muscles, and some lymph nodes in my neck, as well as the salivary glands, on the right side. The PET shows it has not spread to my brain, lungs, bones, lymph nodes in my armpits( axillary) or any abdominal organs. I have an appt. this friday with an oncologist, that will tell me where we go from here. I am 57 years old. My mind has been running full speed trying to assimilate all this, and thinking of what to do. I have already given my 73 Eldo to my son, as well as my 84 Cal II convert. I had done this before the diagnosis. ( Guzzi Content) Any advice, suggestions, support from you guys is most welcome. I am feeling kinda "lost" right now, this has thrown me for a "loop" I must admit.I am trying to be strong in the presence of my wife, and Son, but its tough. Rick.
Rooting for you hard man, I only just got here so you gotta stick around for a really long time at the minimum. The good thing is, though, that there's been a lot of progress in cancer research and treatment discoveries in recent years, and we're starting to see those advances make it to general availability more and more. I think maintaining a positive outlook helps a lot, and that's something that I personally would probably think about if it were me. I would also say, don't be afraid to try anything and everything, skepticism isn't very useful when seeking what works with an open mind. I also think this means getting second opinions and not being afraid to ditch one oncologist for another, don't worry about hurting people's feelings or anything like that.I sincerely hope you meet with a quality oncologist and come up with a plan to smash this thing, and that you'll be celebrating your cancer-free-ness in due time.
