No surgery offered

Hi again. My cancer wasn’t operable either. Six weeks of RT fixed it 

Have a look at RadioactiveRaz  profile here and her blog. 
She had lymph nodes affected in her neck but she didn’t have a dissection either. She is cured and so am I 

For me, I’d be pretty pleased neck surgery wasn’t on the menu. 

Worrylo said:

Once again sorry for questions I just want to make sure that my husband is getting the very best care and we don’t regret exploring all avenues. 

Where is he being treated ? Neck dissection used to be routine. Many centres are abandoning it with modern targeted radiotherapy at their fingertips. 

Thanks Dani… he is being treated in Oxford at the Churchill hospital 

Hi Worrylo, don't apologize for posting, post as often as you want to. There are lots of people on here who didn't have surgery, for one reason or another, so it's not uncommon, not to have surgery. Next time you see the team, you could ask  why none has been offered, I'm sure they will be happy to explain.  Good luck with his treatment.

Ray.

Hi Worrylo

T2N1M0 tonsil cancer

No surgery

I had most of cancerous tonsil removed via multiple biopsies...radiotherapy took out neck lump and remaining tonsils.

Oncology were happy with results.

Peter

Hi hi I’m Hazel five and half years  post treatment for tonsil cancer with seven effective lymph nodes Larry. My lymph node was very large but I didn’t have surgery. I went to gold standard way which is chemo radiotherapy treatment, but it works it’s tough treatment. I’m living Testament to that along with many others on here, try  to stop worrying. Trust your team surgery is not the normal route for our type of Cancer .  read my blog you’ll see how I went through the treatment. Please try not to stress to easy say hard to do I know  

hugs Hazeln xx

Hi there.  I was treated at the Marsden for base of tongue cancer plus 2 lymph nodes.  I  had 2x chemo plus 6 weeks radiotherapy.  I am nearly 2 1/2 years post now.  I did not have surgery.  Hope that helps.  Best wishes.  Lizzie 

Hello, I'm another one who didn't have surgery. Is his cancer HPV related? (you can put diagnosis etc in your profile to save repeating). If it is, chemoRT is likely to sort it. The treatment is tough but effective.  Good luck to you both!  

Catriona

Hi Worrylo,

I didn’t have surgery either. SCC of the right tonsil. T3 N1 M0. HPV +.  I was told my tumour was too big.  I had 2x Cisplatin and 33 radiotherapy sessions in Spring 23.   I currently have no evidence of disease and recovery is going in the right direction. However if you’re worried you can always reach out to your cns nurse.  Good luck.  I hope you find your answer.