Got my first 3 month ct scan check up tomorrow ( can't believe time has gone so quickly). I had tors robotic surgery for tonsil cancer. My margin was 1.5mm short due to carotid artery being in the way. Consultant decided to watch me instead of giving me radiotherapy. That margin is so tiny but I'm paranoid that the cancer has got through. I suppose this anxiety is normal.
I’d say very normal to be feeling this way. The mind is a wonderful thing but it can also be an evil thing!
best of luck for tomorrow
Hu Good luck for tomorrow
Hazel x
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I'm paranoid that the cancer has got through. I suppose this anxiety is normal.
It’s normal and it’s not paranoid. Try to look on the positive side ( says the ever half empty girl )
If the worst comes to the worst you have RT to fall back on. I wasn’t a candidate for surgery and I got my 18mm tumour killed dead. A few mm is an easy target. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Hi Lindielou. It is only natural to be concerned about the possibility of a recurrence and even when you have radiotherapy the thought can still be there. You will be on 3 monthly reviews for quite a while so your medical team will be ever vigilant and pick anything up but fingers crossed there will be nothing for them to be concerned about. I was on a wait and watch for a while as there was a suspicion that I was developing more cancer in another part of my mouth. I decided to let my team do the watching and that I would try and put it to the back of my mind until there was something to worry about. That's all you can do. When those thoughts come up put them to the back of your mind and get involved in something to take your mind off it. I got quite good at that and it has become a useful tool over time.
Lyn
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