Lymph node cancer primary unknown

Hi Dave , stick with the lovely people on this forum as they have been a life line to me. My hubby had 6 weeks of radiotherapy so i can only comment of this and he wasnt to bad just felt tired most of the time. Everyone will be different but stick with the forum for help these guys are true warriors and wishing you all the best x

Thank you so much , yes I'm on another forum on here too as i have bladder cancer also and they have been brilliant. 

Tale care x

Hi Dave and welcome 

The  radiotherapy is just ten/fifteen minutes 

Chemo is delivered either once a week or two or three times across the whole six weeks  

The chemo days can be long depending on whether you are getting cisplatin ( long) or carboplatin ( shorter) 

The treatment is a challenge but most  side effects can mitigated  I was 68 when I finished treatment and I’m six years clear and living well 

Hi 

Thank you for that info....i thought my treatment would be similar to yours but i have been told chemo 8 hours per day Monday to Friday for 6 weeks that seems a lot of chemo to me but i did ask twice and she said yes.... Don't know wether I'm going to cope

I avoided chemo being stage 2 with no nodes involved. 
I would clarify you schedule because I have never heard of anybody here having chemo daily. Do phone your CNS. 

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/chemotherapy-for-head-and-neck-cancer#:~:text=You%20usually%20have%20a%20drug,carboplatin

Hi Dave, welcome to the group. That does sound like a lot of chemo, like Dani has said the usual is an all-day session once a week, or about three sessions over six weeks, with RT every day. We are all here to help your along with this, so any worries or questions, just ask away.

Ray.

I had cisplatin chemo once a week in ward for 7-8 hours...over 6 week period...only managed 4 chemos....bloods wrong for 2...one a day does seem a lot...

Peter

Hi Ray

I'm phoning consultant this Tuesday just to go through the procedure again, maybe i didn't take in exactly what she said. 

Cheers Ray

Yes, that's a good idea, it can be info overload with a lot to take in. 

Ray.