It's all got real

Jen....My thoughts and hugs will be with you on your wedding day. 

With luck the primary will be in the tissue they take in surgery and you can have a reduced dose of RT. My cancer was in my tongue base,  inoperable but the RT fixed it. Deep breath...this is doable. We'll see you back in a month, eh? xxx

You will Dani. I'm having a core biopsy of my neck lump before the wedding to screen for HPV and EBV.  I will put a couple of wedding photos on after our big day. It's going to be tough but I will have to get through it for my family x

Hi Jen you can do this in a years time on your first wedding anniversary you’ll look back as this time as a mere blip. My cancer was in the crypt of my tonsil it was hiding away. Have a fab wedding . Will you be treated at Leeds cancer centre ? Or Bradford Royal ? I was Leeds. 
look forward to photos and gave a fab honeymoon.  You’ve got this. Rant on her remember we’ve been there done it. 
Hazel xx

Jen89 said:

It's going to be tough but I will have to get through it for my family x

It will but don’t forget this is your time. You are the most important. Your family will understand 

Jen your diagnosis sounds very similar to my initial one.  I had tonsils and most lymph nodes removed.  Still no sign of it at that time.  Eventually found a tiny tumour in my tongue that may have been the primary - only for it to disappear!

CUP is sometimes difficult to get your head around but the treatment is good and I am heading towards my 3 year point now with a great quality of life.

Have a great wedding, enjoy every moment of it.  There will be some dark times to come, but for almost all of us there is a very bright shining light at the end of the treatment tunnel.

Hi Jen, you will feel alot better about it all, once your treatment starts, until then have a great wedding and honeymoon, then you can both fight this together. Don't forget everyone on here, are here to help each other, so any questions, just ask away.

Hi Hazel thank you. The surgery will be at Bradford Royal and the Radiotherapy at St James in Leeds x

Have a lovely day on your wedding.we all be thinking of and wishing you all best for the future x

Hi Jen you’ll be fine the teams at Leeds are brilliant. Let me know who your oncologist is ? Mine was Dr Sen

h xx

Hi Jen

I had my surgery at Bradford Royal, exact same diagnosis as yourself. I had robotic surgery, my consultant was and still is brilliant. The only difference I didn’t need any radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Operations x2 last August. Today I have just completed a half marathon at Roundhay Park for Macmillan. Sending hugs thinking if you