Last Fri I had the worst news. My MRI showed a shadow on my spine which needed to be checked to see if it was cancer. If it had spread the news wouldn’t have been good. All I heard was palliative care and thought I’m going to die…….
Head and neck stage 3 confirmed in left tonsil, deep in the soft pallet and multiple lymph nodes.
MRI last Sat and I then was told Mon I needed a PET scan which panicked me!
Today I found out it is benign!
Today has been a great day! My treatment plan is 6 Chemo sessions and radiotherapy for 6 weeks. I have never felt so delighted and skipped out! Strange to celebrate stage 3 head and neck cancer but I am lucky and it COULD have been worse!
Treatment starts in around 3 weeks.
I see my cancer nurse on Tuesday and only need 2 teeth extracting.
Everyone said I would feel better at this stage and I really do! Thanks to everyone who offered support on my first post!
Heavens! What a relief! It doesn’t matter how many times you’re told that oropharyngeal SCC doesn’t tend to spread distantly, you don’t t know till you know.
Stay with us. We’ll all help you through.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
