It's 5 years today, 10th November 2017 when I finished my treatment, it's been a bumpy road along the way at times, with ups and downs and things that have worried me, but I am still here to tell the tale. For those who are about to start or having treatment or recovering, there is light at the end of the tunnel, the treatment and side effects can be brutal, but the results are pretty good, so hang on in there. All the best to all on the forum.
Regards Ray.
Hi Ray Happy 5 th anniversary I am 9 month or so behind you remember you helping me from the start of mine great you’re still helping others. Onwards and upwards to infinity and beyond. We are a small tight knit community we’re still rare in the cancer world number wise
hugs Hazel xx
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
Thanks Hazel, it's good that we can help each other. This group has certainly helped me, over the last 5 years, and still does.
We do seem to get some new anniversaries to celebrate Ray, good for you
Amazingly it's now more than nine years since my first diagnosis, and tomorrow it's two years since I was discharged post laryngectomy; where does the time go?
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.
Excellent Ray. A real Milestone xx
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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