How do you cope when first diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma?

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming and bring up many emotions and thoughts. Many community members find it helpful to take things one step at a time, starting with gathering information from their medical team about staging and treatment options when they're ready. This community is here to offer support and share experiences as you navigate this journey, and connecting with others who understand what you're going through can provide comfort during this challenging time.

Prayers to you. Where is yours located? Also diagnosed with that related to the HPV virus that they are now saying is becoming one of the common types. Had surgery last week to remove the lesion from base of tongue and removed all of my lymph nodes from my neck. Unfortunately there are still some questionable tissue left so now they want to do a round of Radiation. Good luck with your treatments.

Mines on my right side of my face on my cheek, it's caused my right side of my face to droop and look as if I had a stroke, vision is sketchy as my eye a has dropped as well

My Dr. warned me of those types of side effects. Prayers for your future healing.

I have stage 3 squamous cell carsonoma. Ive had it removed along with 18 lymph nodes. They rebuilt my palate using veins, nerves and a sling graft from my arm. They took a skin graph from my leg for my arm. I spent 11 days in the hospital with a trach and feeding tube. Im am greatful to all at Mass Eye and Ear in Boston, MA. I just started radiation yesterday. Im going mon thru Fri for six weeks. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you who are dealing with cancer.

Well me too but mine is on the right side my tonsils and lymph nodes i missed my surgery back in November I had no one for next of kin or to pick me up I think I got it all handled this time so pre Monday the 9th and surgery on the 11th ill be honest im scared to death but it won't get any better unless I do something fingers crossed

Well everyone is made it thru surgery i want to say I done out of woods but im sure its just begun they said I had cancer in my tonsils on rt side when they got there there wasn't any cancer on tonsil they found a lymph node with cancer Linda all my prayers are out to you I guess I miss this whole cancer thing I dont know how they say I have stage 4 plz dont take me wrong I think I have the best ent surgeon there is dr Wang is a rock star and thats what I said when I woke up that Dr Wang and his crew are rock stars

Well i guess im healing ok im back on my bike and right now that's everything to me I go back to Dr's on the 31st let see what happened thier you all are in my prayers