QuadJunkies
10-10-2009, 12:55 AM
My Mom just told me she has Cancer. This was a total shocker!
Anyone heard of tongue cancer before? At first she thought she had a form of thrush in her mouth,the Dr. thought the same and gave her meds for it, but when her throat started to hurt and the sore on her toungue got bigger, they took a chunk of it off to test and found it was tongue cancer.
Shes never smoke a day in her life(well.. she was born in the 60's so I know she experimented lol) but never cigarettes..I also read that hard drinkers is linked to it as well but shes never been a hard boozer either.
She has to have part of her tongue removed and her lymph nodes I think? Having your tongue cut out has got to hurt! Also checking her lungs and basically how far the Cancer has spread.
Ive never heard of this type on cancer so I thought Id ask .
Anyone heard of tongue cancer before? At first she thought she had a form of thrush in her mouth,the Dr. thought the same and gave her meds for it, but when her throat started to hurt and the sore on her toungue got bigger, they took a chunk of it off to test and found it was tongue cancer.
Shes never smoke a day in her life(well.. she was born in the 60's so I know she experimented lol) but never cigarettes..I also read that hard drinkers is linked to it as well but shes never been a hard boozer either.
She has to have part of her tongue removed and her lymph nodes I think? Having your tongue cut out has got to hurt! Also checking her lungs and basically how far the Cancer has spread.
Ive never heard of this type on cancer so I thought Id ask .