Hello all
Well that’s me 2 weeks out of treatment now ( 6 cisplatain and 30 blasts) . I’m feeling not too bad tbh, very lethargic but nothing unexpected. I ate pretty much normally late into week 4 then went onto the softer stuff . I’ve been fortunate enough not to have lost my taste either ! I would say weeks 6 then the 2 weeks post treatment were the worst for me tbh . Funnily enough I had a sausage roll for tea yesterday with no issues (microwaved it a little so the pastry went soft lol ) which came out of the blue as I was only drinking fortisips a few days before .
Just one concern I’ve got , I can still feel one of my secondary cancerous lymph nodes (although it’s definitely shrank by at least 75%) is this anything to be concerned about ? the other 3 seem to have gone thankfully.
I seem to have got away lightly treatment wise to some of you guys , I’m guessing that’s down to no primary found and only the 4 lymph nodes to sort out . Oh btw it’s HPV by the way.
regards all and thanks again for the tips and info pre treatment it really was a massive help .
Gaz
I don’t know Aly, most of us recover pretty well. I think that’s quite positive.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Well done Gaz. I think the younger you are the quicker and better you get through this. I was 70 when I finished but even then I think I had a pretty easy ride.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I seem to have got away lightly treatment wise to some of you guys
I don't think anyone really gets away "lightly," we just have different degrees of hard!
Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
