Just thought I’d pop a couple of good news stories in here.
I posted (last week -1st week of January) that three years ago, at 63, I had the ‘Full Monty’ treatment for my tonsil cancer (surgery, dissection, chemoradiation) and three years on am doing well. I also mentioned at the outset that I had two friends who’d had oropharyngeal cancers about two years before me.
So to update, my (then) 67 year old neighbour’s tongue tumour was inoperable so he was given 6 weeks of chemoradiation for his treatment and had the all clear about 4 months ago. They told him he was cured.
Another friend (then 58) had a lump in his neck which he ignored for a full year. It was, not surprisingly, secondary lymph node SCC and by the time he presented the original tumour (base of tongue) had disappeared. (Apparently they do this sometimes.) However, he still had surgery on the suspected area followed by a separate neck dissection and then 6 weeks of RT (no chemo) and was also discharged as ‘cured’ last week.
We each have various side effects, a little numbness, stiffness, dryness, etc but nothing debilitating or lifestyle limiting - just irritating at times.
With best wishes to you all.
I was only teasing Ray 
I’m sure if you are dismissed after the magic 5 years, with NSD, you’re considered to be cured.
They do! I've lost mine twice. I believe once is not common, but not unheard of, but to lose a tumour twice is just a the body being incredibly frivolous with the medics. That's why the medics fight to see me 
They think my immune system got the better both times. Anyway the immune system lost it's battle this time around and I am now making best friends with photons and platinum 
Yes they are very good and incredibly supportive and helpful. Also that new Maggie's centre is heaven sent 
