Hey cheryld.I had 30 taken on the left,so 3/30 were cancerous.I had a needle biopsy on the lump on my right.it was found to be cancerous but I found it early.after treatment the lump had shrinked & I could still feel a smaller lump which was just leftover scar tissue.but it played on my mind until it completely dissapeared,which from memory took about a month (roughly) after my treatment finished.all the best. Dave

I'm glad you are doing so well! Thanks for the ion - mine is o small that a needle biopsy probably wouldn't work - I'm ok with he rads ank Chemo - hoping it will get a permanent kick in the pants!

Hey Dave i had my treatment at RBH went there from CQ i just got to say that now 2yrs on its a bit of a blur so much happened in such a short amount of time 7wks rad and the 3 chemo's.I just want to which you all the best for the future you have good support and a positive attitude your already in front.



2yr survivor
throat cancer
secondaries in neck
pegin/pegout
7wks rad/3 chemo's
last pet scan all clear

hey malo5.
good to see you're doing well 2 years since your treatment! so much does happen in that short amount of time but it seems to last a lifetime during treatment. thanks for the kind words.
all the best
cheers,
dave

Hey my name is Brian and I have just stumbled across some info that I might have some type of throat cancer that was caused by an HPV strand if anyone has any info on symptoms they had who have had it. my symptoms are irregular swallow not really pain but my ear aches and now is ringing constantly any help greatly apprieciated

First time on here so not sure how it works yet

Check out HPV right here on this site. It will give you tons of info. Many of us on this site have/had a HPV+ tumor.

Can't tell by your posts but you need to be checked out by a qualified OC doctor.

hi there. So sorry to read of another fellow young person getting this, but i feel worse for you, as i had a few more years till i got mine.
My heart just sank when you said they decided against peg because of the initial 6 weeks, and because you had already started treatment.
Here...they usually suggest you get it, even with the 6 weeks. And I had mine placed the 4th week of my 6, and only had issues cuz the darn hospital staff gave me a sickness that caused me to have problems with it, but i know many, many many people that get theirs even after their treatment has started and they have never had any problems with it! So it just makes me sad that ur docs were saying that! The peg is so much better then that darn nasal tube,

I am glad you are doing so well now. The physical issues will more then likely go away with time. I still have some shoulder pains on the side of my neck dissection if i work a long day, but it's so much better then what it used to be!

Keep up the great work! I feel we were at a big advantage to get it while we are still pretty young, we heal much faster then most of our fellow older people, and for me, i appreciate so much more now, and take less for granted!

Also, I don't have ultrasounds, we mainly do PET/CT scans over here as follow up after treatment, and if anything suspiscous pops up, they will do a biopsy and sometimes use ultrasound to guide the biopsy, but usually just the PET/CTs!

Keep up the great work.

hey bethers it's nice to hear from someone around my age, but at the same time it's terrible that you went through all this as well!

looking back, it definitely would have been alot nicer to have the peg. It was pretty horrible having the nasal tube in for those weeks to say the least. but i guess the doctors have learnt from my case, and the next person who comes along will be given the peg. so some good may have come of it i hope!

I do share you're attitude on it being almost a good thing to get this while we're young. i had a shocking time in recovery after my op with the jaw split making things worse. but i still managed to get out of there in 8 days. and i'm back at fulltime work outdoors & at the gym now since i've finished treatment. so things have healed up nice and quickly in comparison to some other's i'm sure. so we're certainly lucky there!

i definitely take less for granted like you say and appreciate the little things in life. i don't even follow the date at the moment. i'm just really enjoying feeling good. so not much gets me down or angry at the moment.

i'll also be getting a pet scan in may. and from then onwards, i assume it'll be 3 monthly scans if all goes well..

anyway it's nice to hear from you. and it looks like you're travelling very well also. congratulations i hope things continue on that path!
all the best.
cheers!
dave

I couldn't imagine having the nasal one for that long. I had it for 3 weeks, and my nose and throat just got so raw from it I almost pulled it out myself, lol.

Do you have a facebook account? quite a few people from here are on there, and it's nice to place a face to the name to people you talk to on here. Plus there, you can post pics,