25 January 2019
Up your nose with a rubber hose.
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
Up your nose with a rubber hose.
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
I'm not shopping for sympathy, but I'm not much of a talker about private stuff (much to Suzanne's dismay) so I'm writing this the keep family and friends up to date, and save you all a bunch of phone calls and emails. Maybe this will also help out someone who might go through the same thing somewhere down the track. It's always good to get the story from the horse's mouth, even if his tongue is a bit munted. 😃
I met a lovely gentleman named Doctor Taylor, my E.N.T. specialist, and he introduced me to a wonderful gadget. After a good sniff of anaesthetic spray, and a few minutes wait, he introduced said gadget's long tube to my nose. Right up my nose, and down into my throat. Well, that was a new experience. Said gadget has a light, and a lens so he could check out inside my throat. All I could think of was how useful that would be for looking down spark plug holes on motorcycles.
The anaesthetic worked a treat and it din't hurt at all, its just a bit uncomfortable having someone shove something that far up your nose. If I'd know I would have given it a good clean before hand.
Doctor Taylor told me I had a thickening at the base of my tongue. Hmm, that didn't sound too good, and referred me to see his son Doctor Mathew Taylor for further investigation. He told me that Mathew has worked all over the world in top hospitals and is very, very, good at what he does.
All I was thinking was why do I need someone that good?
I was about to find out.
He also sent me off for a CT Scan of my mouth and neck / throat.
I met a lovely gentleman named Doctor Taylor, my E.N.T. specialist, and he introduced me to a wonderful gadget. After a good sniff of anaesthetic spray, and a few minutes wait, he introduced said gadget's long tube to my nose. Right up my nose, and down into my throat. Well, that was a new experience. Said gadget has a light, and a lens so he could check out inside my throat. All I could think of was how useful that would be for looking down spark plug holes on motorcycles.
The anaesthetic worked a treat and it din't hurt at all, its just a bit uncomfortable having someone shove something that far up your nose. If I'd know I would have given it a good clean before hand.
Doctor Taylor told me I had a thickening at the base of my tongue. Hmm, that didn't sound too good, and referred me to see his son Doctor Mathew Taylor for further investigation. He told me that Mathew has worked all over the world in top hospitals and is very, very, good at what he does.
All I was thinking was why do I need someone that good?
I was about to find out.
He also sent me off for a CT Scan of my mouth and neck / throat.
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