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Hi ZOEC, welcome to the group. Not surprising you had a meltdown, I think most of us do, it's a lot to get your head around with all that goes on. You won't get all the side effects and those you do get. your team will be able to give you something for them, so keep them updated. Once you get started on your treatment you will feel better about it all, bear in mind the treatment does give very high rates of cure. Any worries or questions just ask, we are all here to help you along the way.

Ray.

Hello. Thank you so much. 

I had Chemoradiotherapy for 6 weeks.. it's a tough treatment but very doable, the outcomes for HPV 16+ head and neck cancers are very good.

Most of us find ourselves in dark places but we soon find the strength for the fight ahead... some people do get off relatively lightly with side effects... but even if you have to cope with some nasties they don't last forever... ask your oncology teams for the meds to manage them... don't suffer in silence... keep in touch with the forum...loads of support and sound advice.