experiences with inner cheek cancer (buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma)
In July 2023 I was diagnosed with oral cancer which was surprising (generally a cancer that affects heavy smokers and/or drinkers) and difficult. I had extensive surgery and endured a horrific 6 weeks of radiation therapy treatments. Then I waited to get better. And waited. And waited. In June 2024 I found out the reason I never got better - the cancer was back. This (nothing fancy) blog is to keep you updated on "Chapter 2".
Rhymes with Christmas, but is anything but a gift! (And is very different than TMJ or LockJaw although they are sometimes called trismus.) I had never thought about how wide I could open my mouth before cancer. I took bites of big juicy hamburgers, opened wide for that delicious cream…