Hi there. Our dad was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in March 2023. He had the cancer removed along with a neck dissection as it was in a lymph node in his neck, and then 30 sessions of radiotherapy after his surgeries as a belt and braces approach. Happy to say he received the all clear in January 2024 at his first scan post treatment and has been well ever since. He still struggles a little with swallowing because of the surgery to his throat, but he manages and aside from that has no other long term affects. It’s a scary time but there is life at the other side, my Dad is living proof of that. He was 64 at the time of diagnosis so a similar age to your husband. I hope you’re both doing as well as can be, feel free to reach out if you have any questions x

Thank you so much for your message. It's nice to hear your dad did so well with his surgery and radiotherapy. In my husband's case he can't have surgery because the tumour is too close to his windpipe and they would have had to remove his voicebox 

His treatment will start in January, 7 weeks of radiotherapy 5 days a week with chemotherapy every Wednesday. The consultant seems confident that he will be cured and I'm hanging on to that

It seems like a long journey and it hasn't begun yet 

But hopefully he'll be in a good place with it in a few months 

It was nice to read your message, thank you for that 

Hi, my husband was diagnosed sept 2025, started treatment end of Oct, & he ended treatment start of December. He had 30 x radiotherapy sessions on his tonsils & lymph nodes in neck & 6 chemotherapy sessions, once a week but all in 6 weeks. He got a peg tube fitted into his stomach the week before treatment started to help him with nutrition throughout the treatment. Week 1-3, He managed to eat normal then soft foods then blended foods up to the end of wk 3, then the side effects kicked in his mouth & throat so started feeding through his peg, he is 3 weeks post treatment and still being peg fed. He is still on a lot of medication to help with pain. He sleeps a lot & it seems to be a very very slow recovery.  We have had the added pressure of Christmas & him not being able to drink or eat which must of been so hard for him but me & the children just ate in a different room. 

if you have any questions I can let you know my experience, I know everyone is so different. My husband was 54, & very fit before he started, so this was very positive.  

Good luck to you & your husband 

Hi, my husband was diagnosed sept 2025, started treatment end of Oct, & he ended treatment start of December. He had 30 x radiotherapy sessions on his tonsils & lymph nodes in neck & 6 chemotherapy sessions, once a week but all in 6 weeks. He got a peg tube fitted into his stomach the week before treatment started to help him with nutrition throughout the treatment. Week 1-3, He managed to eat normal then soft foods then blended foods up to the end of wk 3, then the side effects kicked in his mouth & throat so started feeding through his peg, he is 3 weeks post treatment and still being peg fed. He is still on a lot of medication to help with pain. He sleeps a lot & it seems to be a very very slow recovery.  We have had the added pressure of Christmas & him not being able to drink or eat which must of been so hard for him but me & the children just ate in a different room. 

if you have any questions I can let you know my experience, I know everyone is so different. My husband was 54, & very fit before he started, so this was very positive.  

Good luck to you & your husband 

Thank you so much for your reply, I so appreciate knowing your husband's experience with this. At the moment we are waiting for January 12th to come when his treatment begins. At the moment the pain he is feeling is being treated with Co codamol and it keeps the pain at bay. Hopefully his treatment will be successful and I will be back here with updates as soon as there are any changes after the treatment has started 

Wish you both all the best. 

Thank you