Hello to all!.

Hi Nitzke. Sorry you’ve joined the club none of us wanted to join I’m 3 years post radiotherapy for tonsil cancer with several affected lymph nodes. I had 35 radiotherapy sessions snd 2 out of planned 3 chemo. Treatment is hard but doable if I can do it you can. Best advise I can give you keep off dr google you’ll scare yourself. Any questions pop on here we will try and help. Trust in your team at hospital and take it one day at a time.

I was 61 when diagnosed 

Hazel 

Hi Nitzke

Sorry to hear your diagnosis and that you need radiotherapy. However once your treatment is underway it will pass quickly.

I dreaded radiotherapy too but it boiled down to having it for my best chances to beat the cancer and there were lots of things I still wanted to do with my life.

It can be hard but with your supportive medical team you will get through. Ask them anything you want to know and don’t think you have to tough it out. Take your pain killers regularly and you’ll get through this time in your life.

Good luck with the treatment and keep coming onto the forum to ask questions as you need to.

Lyn

To add to everybody else’s comments. Your radiographers and support staff are with you all the way. Discomfort and pain is manageable. It’s not a walk in the park and we all had dark days but got through it. 
Please stay off Google. The place to go for medical advice is your team and for anything else we are here to help. There are various blogs around that may help. Hazel (RadioactiveRaz) and I have one with links at the bottom of our posts  and MarkEL has one in his profile which is really worth reading. Ronnie95 has one here https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ronnie95/blogs

She’s a teacher and writes a lot 

No question is daft so come back for help and shoulders to lean on

Take  care

Morning Nitzke,

Sorry you've had this news, but coming on here really has helped me in getting through this and hope it will you. The radiotherapy is daunting but was ok in itself, but it does take time to recover. However, it can be very effective, so is well worth it. 

Your hospital team will guide you all the way. Take as much pain relief as needed, keep the calories up so your mask is snug and ask any questions you have. 

Yep, sorry blog is wordy. I'm a chatterbox, so resting voice turned to typing lots! Make yourself a cuppa 1st

Take care, Ronnie 

Thanks for your reply…much appreciated!

Thank you…especially for the Google advice!

Thanks Hazel…will read your blog! 

Thanks Ronnie…much appreciated !!!