Head and neck cancer

Can I ask why you're not expecting good news ? I've been on and off the site for a short while so I may have missed something you've said previously, if so apologies for that.

Hi I've still got the lump under my tongue and it's looking cancerous,plus I have all the pain back I had before,on morphine every 4 hours.

Radiotherapy causes considerable scar tissue so your "lump" may well be just that, and the pain can take a long time to go away as well; easy thing to say but try not to worry too much although I know it's not easy. The 5th is a big day in our house as my wife has an appointment at the hairdressers and she's ecstatic at the prospect after such a long wait but I'll take time out of the festivities to think of you.

Hi You’ve come this far don’t read too much into anything , will be sending positive thoughts to you for both dates.

Hazel x 

Thanks very much 

Thanks very much

Good evening Mummy13, sound advice from MikO, i tend to agree with him , its still early days yet so lets all keep our fingers crossed for you. There are always other options if needed so try and remain positive , not easy i know but it does help. Wishing you all the very best with your results and recovery. Take care .

                                                                    Chris x

I think it’s common to feel and think like this.

But more often than not the cancer has gone.

Sending hugs  

Crossing everything for you. I think its hard to not be pessimistic, despite scans showing no distant metastasis i constantly worry it has been missed.

I think after treatment the area tends to be hugely inflamed? perhaps that is what you are seeing?

Trev please don’t stress about distant metastasis with HPV 16+ cancers it’s extremely rare for any distant metastasis to occur other than in the neck lymph nodes which are doing their designated jobs. The scans are good at doing what they need to do .Hazel xx