I finnished treatment in December for Nasopharyngeal Ca.
Was told i was cured.
Today i had my third check up and an area of concern has come up which has led doctors to call for a biopsy under GA.
Basically, for a month i've had a small amount of blood mixed in with my daily mucous 'blob'. & occasionaly i can taste it coming down my throat.
My regular nasoscopy today showed a small slit in the skin back there. Surrounded by some tissue.
My noriginal tumour looked like a huge veiny mass, but this one just looked like some slightly raised tight tissue (perhaps scar tissue) with a small slit in it.
So Friday i have my pre-op and Tuesday i'm in for a closer look and perhaps a biopsy.
My oncologist is fairly confident - in fact she said to continue with my work opening a dog grooming salon as normal. & gave me the option of watchful waiting but advised this would be better.
Now my tumour had a complete response by my 3rd chemo cycle. I then had 3 more cycles of high dose chemo & 6&half weeks of R/T. Could there have possibly been a few stray cancer cells left behind??
I guess i'll see.
But i was just wondering if anyone here has had something similar?
My R/T Tx field extended from just above my ears, right down to my chest. One theory is the tissues in the nasopharynx have been made very thin from the damage. & the get sooooso dry & tight that they may have a slight tear??!!
I don't know.
Any experiences would be apreciated.
Thanks,
Michelle