tonsil cancer....our journey...the update!

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hiya all

not posted for a while... dont know why...think it was coz we were just dealin with it all ourselves and just sorta got on with it! well trev eventually finished his chemo cycles.....3 cycles....one week hooked up 24/7 for 5 days.....2 weeks off then start agen. did realy well....first cyle he breezed thru...tumour began to shrink immediately....second cycle...again really good but caught a sickness bug which floored him for a week..but agen bounced back....held onto his hair til the eve of the final cycle.....he was gutted when it came out, but the eyebrows lashes and body hair is still there. after the third chemo he was ok....but then got a mad infection...really low cell count etc and was back in hospital for 4  days. but agen...bounced back!! tumour isnt visible anymore!! soooooo...last couple weeks have been in preparation for radiotherapy. mask made etc. was due to start last week but we were snowed in. so it all starts tomorro. 6 weeks worth. im feelin a little scared....but then agen i was at start of chemo...just fear of the unknown. think its coz some people say this is worse than chemo...others say vice versa....suppose we just gonn have to wait and see! trev had his throat scan last week and we now waitin for the results. we ve sorta had our lives back since end of chemo....but it all starts again tomorro. lets see what happens

thanks for listenin

lisa

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Good luck with the next stage.  Everyone's experience is different, so take it one day at a time.  If you have any probs with side-effects, there's always someone here with some useful tips.  Cathy XXX

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hi lisa

    hope its good news on the scans and that the radiotherapy isnt too hard on trev. you're in it together and i'm sure you'll be just great at keeping his spirits up through the treatment.

    best of luck,

    love, Claire x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    hiya you 2!! thanks so much for the messages...means a lot. well we got thru today ..he was nervous...we both were...but they asjed did i want to go in with him and see the machine etc etc so it was cool. he got zapped then we went xmas shoppin...made a day of it!!! just our way of copin!! yeah im nervous about the scan...hopin its ok. tumour isnt visible...just the fear of is the cancer anywhere else. hopin to god its not. he s done sooo well and has come sooo far..we both have really.....as in our relationship is so strong!!! stronger than it was ...and it was strong before. love him so much....he s a top bloke. xx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello. My dad is on his sixth and final week of radiotherapy. For him personally, it hasn't been anywhere near as bad as the chemo. The main side effect has been extreme fatigue but this has only happened this last week or so.

    Good luck, hope all goes well.

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Good luck with your Christmas shopping, and with the rest of the radiotherapy.  It's not a great experience, but it gives any stray cancer cells a heck of a beating which has to be good news.  Cathy XXX