 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | I never thought of the cold "setting off" the cancer again. (In fact I thought a high fever might help kill it off!)
I do note that colds do not feel the same as they used to. The symptoms are often different from left side to right, something that I attribute to the surgery and radiation. The feeling that a normal cold might be something more (like a return of "it") is a common reaction. After a while these thoughts fade. It is part of your New Life!
Take care.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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