I had Biopsy about 4 weeks ago my 6th and it was clear.
It nearly drove me crazy the wait
I booked to go on a Holiday of a lifetime on the 9th December to India
I went to Max Fax last Tuesday and was told I need another :banghead: biopsy which they are going to do on the 23rd November.

I am so pissed off with the Cancer and the side effect
:help:

I do not know what to do???

1. have the biopsy and hope for results before I go away
2. Ask to keep results until I come back of holiday
3. Let nature take its course

Hope someone can reply with some guidence

Paul

I agree Paul You probably feel I just want to live and get on with life.

If it were me I would have the biposy and hope the result is back in time whilst planning for the holiday. I should think it would be back and you could tell them you have aholiday planned and chase them up for the result. My hospital took just one week on my FNA and about that on biposies done in the neck op.

If you need operating on surely the hospital could write the required letter to get the holiday money back via the insurance.

I can't comfort you except to say about 2 weeks ago I had an abdominal/pelvic scan for another ailment I have. The sonographer kept saying that the information she discovred was very useful etc. Moi has fretted about this on and off for past 2 weeks. Result today is that the gyny consultant discharged me.

So sometimes we fret for no reason.

Having gone thgrough various traumas like you in past 2 years I said to my husband I will not think about it until they tell me if there is a problem. Well I did think about it, but less than I might have if you get my reasoning.

My reply is probably not that much help to you. But I know all this waiting is agony for you. Now you wait for a biposy. Just the wait not the action is a pain mentally.

Thanks Pauline, Your message was very sweet.
No mater how many biopsies you have it still worries the hell out of you :banghead: !
Maybe this time I will not be so lucky but it is 7 my lucky number (was)
It different for everyone but I live alone so too much time to think at night I guess that does not help.
Thanks for reading and responding very nice of you Pauline
I hope you are feeling better now

Paul

Paul, You already know my answer to this question. I first of all have to hand it to you. You have done a remarkable job of dealing, handling, coping and managing this awful disease. There are a lot of us on here that have ORAL CANCER however there are not that many of us that are doing it ALONE. I just don't know if I could. They call me brave. I've been told that people look up to me, me, because I have had this 3 times and I am always cheering on the other guy. Well Paul I think that you are to be looked up to. I have someone here with me. You don't. You are a tower of STRENGTH. You are my hero. You are my mentor. You give me the desire to wake each a face another day, if you can do it,,,I sure as HELL can do it too. You are a true fighter. You are someone who has touched my life forever. You are such a sweet, gentle, caring and loving person. They say that when we come to the end of our lives that the one thing we want to know is,,did I matter. Did my walk on this earth MATTER. Me being here, did it MATTER. Paul I am here to tell you that you do. YOU MATTER. Your forever friend....Vicki

Hi Paul, To worry will never help, I would go on your holiday and with THE THROAT THINGY as I call mine, you do need a rest from it, not that you can, but a change of scene may help. If you do go I can send you the Novina to St Jude, I picked up a copy of the Herald Tribune and found it in the small adds, and I do think it would help. Go and let us have the dates and we will all pray for you whilst you are away. Think of you and what you want, don't let that evil THINGY dictate.....

Dear Paul, I can't believe I have actually made it through this new site at last. It was worth the sweat and tears to get to you!
well what I did two weeks ago and am in no way advocating it, was that I postponed an appointment with my oncologist and went up to Scotland for a break to walk on the beach and look at the mountains in the distance and try to forget this pesky cancer.
It worked. I felt exhausted, mind you, trying to do the blending in the miniscule caravan faclities but I loved being with my family again at close (too close) quarters again, and Sally-dog was in raptures all day with six grandchildren to play with
Having said that, I came back with a very dodgy throat, worse thanh whenh I left Colchester, and now I am double dreading my visit to the oncologist because I have a feeling that something is not right.
So I haven';t helped at all. If you are inb doubt go on, do it. If you don't go you will be all twitchy and tense wishing you had gone.
That's hgow I reasoned with myself anyway.
Let's know what you decide. We all know how you feel.
Regards Ishbel



Regards Ishbel

Listen to them Paul......Heaven can wait!! Ever heard that remark. Go and try to have the best time ever.....leave what is at home---at home....Vicki