Hi all,
The last two weeks have been very full on with appointments.
He's had the Dental assessment and luckily didn't need any teeth out, of which Paul was over the moon with.
He's also had to have a carotid artery ultrasound scan and again that has come back okay, so something else we don't need to worry about right now. He had his Gastric Tube Assessment on Friday and he is booked in for that operation on Monday 18th November.
We are now sat in the Rosemere Centre awaiting Paul's Mask fitting and CT planning scan etc.
We will find out apparently today his treatment plan times so at least we can get the patient transport sorted for Paul.
We had a wonderful Saturday evening and Sunday morning spent with our closest friends in Peterborough for the last time this year and we have plans for when Paul is feeling better for a lovely big get together. We both definitely needed this weekend I won't lie.
We are trying to finalise the next six weeks of how we can make sure Paul is fully supported whilst I have to work and my amazing daughter is coming up from Bristol for a couple of weeks as she works from home etc so she will be with him for week 3 and 4 and then it's Christmas week and I'll be on leave for all of that and then she's coming back for the last of his treatment and possibly for the two weeks after that as we know from on here that weeks 7 and 8 are going to possibly be even tougher so I definitely don't want Paul at home on his own.
This forum is going to be a life saver for us and has already provided us with much needed help and support so we can't thank you enough.
Hopefully all runs smooth 
very best of luck, sending love and positive vibes your way
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wishing you all the best, and I hope everything goes well for you...
Loz (61)
Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive..
This forum is going to be a life saver for us and has already provided us with much needed help and support so we can't thank you enough.
Good luck. Give Paul a big forum hug from us all. Oh, and one for you too.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
Sounds amazing planning and support in place AH, Paul's lucky to have you (I'm sure he knows that
).
But you also need to make sure you have support for you in place....I've been banging on about this for more than a decade now, so apologies to those long standing members for yet more repetition, but the patient is always surrounded by support through this whole horrid process; loved ones aren't, and often find stuff just as hard to cope with.
Who gives care to the care giver?
I know my wife found the whole thing much more of a challenge than I did on many occasions.....look after yourself x
Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
