I’ve been told my cancer is treatable and curable and I’ve just read something on here that has sent me spiralling. I don’t know when a little knowledge (mine) is dangerous. I’m just feeling scared of getting on this runaway escalator which is transitioning me from feeling well into a radiotherapy cancer patient.
I’ve had a day of phone calls, CT scan and mask fitting, dietician, procedure to fit feeding tube… I wasn’t worried about my planning CT until I saw someone else had more growths on theirs. I was going alone as I thought it was just a process now I’m worried it may be a results day!
I’m so aware of my body - is the lump on my head going to be a spot or is it sinister? Are the lumps at the base of my skull fat or tumours? I feel sick but have hardly eaten today (had a tooth extraction yesterday pre RT).
All of the talk of afterwards - scares the xxx out of me. I have been told I’ll start to feel more myself around weeks 16-20 but on here I have read loads of people very much working on getting back to a new normal a year or two later.
i feel tired and overwhelmed
I have p16 negative tonsil cancer with a problem on adrenal glands
i was told prunella treatable and curable
then
pet scan arranged
now I don’t know
scared
I have p16 negative tonsil cancer with a problem on adrenal glands
i was told prunella treatable and curable
then
pet scan arranged
now I don’t know
Spencer. Have you thought again about going ahead with treatment? Have you had time to ring the support line?
Another thing I forgot to mention. Do you have a Maggie’s anywhere near you? You can drop into them any time. You’ll find they are incredibly helpful
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Have an app on mthursday
nit much point looking at p16 negative
wgat the point
no maggies
I was told treatableand curable then pet scan
niw thus
Spencer. I don’t understand. What do you mean by 16/20weeks?
PET scan is standard if you have lymph nodes involved.
HPV negative cancer is curable just as positive is. Why don’t you believe your consultant?
Which hospital are you being seen at?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
PS
Spencerbear I see you are posting on the kidney cancer forum too and you don’t seem to have a complete diagnosis.
Whatever happens there’s always somebody to talk to on the support line.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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