'm new on this site my main one upto now has been MacMillan Support, last year August 2020 I had a complete Laryngectomy-removal of voicebox- I have been making such excellent recovery from that and still working @ 71 ! and then 3 weeks ago my last scan discovered a suspicious thing in my food pipe, after the camera job I knew it was Cancer as he took a biopsy, I have met the Clinical Nurse and she has expleained as much as she can before the Pet Scan, which wa suppose to be today but was cancelled this morning as the scanner had broken down so re booked for Saturday.
I am seeing my Head and Neck Consultant tomorrow so I think as she was the architect of all the follow-on then she would have the scan results but that won't happen now
My question is if the cancer is in early stage and not latched onto anything else is it always Surgery ? only what I have read frightens me more than my Laryngectomy op. The good thing that the Nurse said was that I am having no trouble eating at the moment, some things are a no no such as bread as it is too soft to swallow
Any thoughts would be grateful
Tony
Hi Tony,
Sorry you have not received a response here, how did the meeting with the head and neck consultant go?
I think the question that you asked here was better directed to the oncologist, as it is not something we are medically trained to answer such important concerns, and unfortunately the ask a nurse section on this site is temporarily closed.
I have been reading and keeping an eye on some of your other posts, it is great how supportive you have been whilst undergoing so much yourself.
Lowe'
