My first post

2011-07-16T20:56:27Z

Hello everyone. It's the first time I've posted on here so hope its in the right place.

I've had cancer of the larynx a T4 tumur. I had 10 weeks of daily radio therapy and 8 once a week chemo therapy ( CETUXIMAB )back in 2009 completed my treatment in august of that year. I'm now in remition and coming up to my second year post treatment. I have monthly check ups though with the way the hospital apointment system works it ends up being every two months. Though I have not had a check up in 4 months because thier having problems with doctors not being available. So they keep canceling my apointments and putting them back. I've just struggled through the treatment by my self and ever since.

The doctors never really told me anything and I never asked just got on with the treatment. I'm still having problems with my mouth and throat still very sore, dry mouth I use biotene jell which is not any real help, still have problems speaking and swallowing. Never been the same since treatment. I'm at the moment getting really bad cramps in my neck muscles and for the last few weeks I have this strange swelling in my neck were my glands are. It keeps getting bigger then goes down.

I've had a few cancer scares since post treatment [Strange lumps ]which proved to be nothing to worry about. They checked using ultra sound scans. So I'm thinking its probibly just the side affects. Is all this just the normal thing with side affects post treatment? Oh and my taste buds still dont work some foods just dont taste of anything well most things don't taste the same as they use to sadly.

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