Suwinder, or Sid, found out he had mouth cancer after a routine check with his doctor. Now he wants to encourage everyone to be mouthaware and go to the dentist and get anything worrying looked at.
Sid from Manchester said: “My symptoms were a small ulcer in my cheek that was quite irritable. It went and then two weeks later came back with a vengeance.
“I went to see my doctor and then took a trip to the hospital to get diagnosed where I got diagnosed with T3 mouth cancer.”
When Sid found out about his mouth cancer, he took some time to himself before telling his family.
“It was a shock knowing that I had cancer. I had to get it right in my own head before I could tell any family members. I took seven days to process it so that I knew I was okay in myself before I told them” says Sid.
“I explained to them what was going to happen, how I needed their support and that I was going to be okay.”
Sid ended up having surgery, six we… Source by Oral Health Foundation Read More
