Just an update - been a long recovery road - hit rock bottom in November and ended up in hospital and having to be tube fed as just gave up eating (not recommended) got sorted, NG tube in for a few weeks, shattered, exhausted tired, Xmas was hard and morphine withdrawal but a rest from work for three weeks over Xmas break made me sleep non stop and gain strength. Slowly getting back to normal, off the supplements and eating again slowly but surely. Appetite is returning along with my energy and feeling so much brighter. Lost four stone in total and slowly feeling myself again. Had 12 week post treatment MRI with CT on Monday and awaiting the results next Wednesday with the oncologist. Not expecting to see anything as didn’t get picked up on scans originally just the biopsy off my tongue when I had the tonsils removed.
Welcome back Lindsey glad to see you’ve come out the other side ! Look forward to your results and stick around there’s quite a few new ones coming up that I am sure would appreciate your help in the weeks : months ahead.
onwards and upwards Hazel x
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz
My blog is www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com HPV 16+ tonsil cancer Now 6 years post treatment. 35 radiotherapy 2 chemo T2N2NM.Happily getting on with living always happy to help
2 videos I’ve been involved with raising awareness of HNC and HPV cancers
Hi Lindsey
Welcome back to the land of the living. So pleased to see you back here. Stick around and lend us a hand. Like Hazel says there are lots of people unfortunately needing help. We seem to be experiencing some sort of Covid Catch-up; either that or people have heard how wonderful this community is.....or maybe both.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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