Lump

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Hello.

My husband had stage three mouth cancer and had a major operation last summer then 33 sessions of radiotherapy which finished mid December.

PET scan in February came back all clear of cancer.

since he has had a few problems with a blocked gland which is a big lump that comes up whilst eating but goes down after.

He is on constant medication for oral thrush.

yeatrrday he found another lump in his neck which  hasn’t gone down. Can cancer come back this quickly? Waiting on reply from hospital but it’s never quick.

thank you c

  • Sorry to hear you are both having to put up with worrying lumps. 
    You have to keep pushing for that review. Are you in direct touch with his CNS? They should get things moving g for you. 
    What is he getting for thrush? Fluconazole is the only thing that works for a lot of us. 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Can cancer come back this quickly?

    Try to relax about it. I know it’s hard but the chances are not high, especially if he was HPV positive 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Hi Cala Unfortunately the hospital has to go through all the procedures before committing itself. I have a lump /spot on my lung and consultant said it was non specific in other words they dont know . I also have something on my liver which they think might be an infection. This is after a CT scan but I am now waiting on my MRI results tomorrow . Our minds tend to usually think the worse and usually we are wrong in my experience. All the Best Regards Minmax 

  • Hi Min max goid luck for tomorrow you’ve certainly had your fair share of ailments hugs Hazel xf

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo  3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life. 
    No questions too daft to ask. 

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  • Good luck for your results tomorrow.

  • waiting on my MRI results tomorrow .

    Fingers crossed and hugs. Xx

    Dani 

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  • Thanks Hazel  I was telling my dad yesterday and he said Oh they will probably give me chemo for that to be on the safe side. I said Dad  I would prefer it to be nothing instead lol X

  • Bless him I’ll give you a hug and hope it’s nothing xxx

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo  3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life. 
    No questions too daft to ask. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a series of webinars on head and neck cancers. There will be updates as more are added.
  • Thanks Hazel  This  being sick malarkey is very time consuming. I dont know if I have time for more cancer treatment as I am waiting on my heart ablation , then I have to have teeth put back in that they removed them for radio therapy lol  

  • Hi Dani and All your best wishes paid off , I got the all clear on my lung nodule or lump as non specific which I think means they dont know and no liver cancer just a large collect of blood which they put down to trauma . So i am back in 6/8 weeks time for chest CT scan and a liver MRI scan. Happy Days so far Thank God