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Diagnosed with Laryngeal cancer

mau123
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Hi everyone,

I had a sore throat for 1 year and kept contacting the doctor on and off for a year, they kept giving me phonecall appoinments and was telling me it was viral infections and kept giving me antibiotics until it got very bad late october / early november where i was and still am in agony to swallow food or drink. they finally gave me a face to face appointment where they sent me for a endoscopy, biopsy, mri and ct scan where they then confirmed i had cancer of the voice box ( Laryngeal ) T3 on the 22nd of november, they said it was advanced and it was also at the back of my neck.

they have given me options where i could go for chemo and radiotherapy but they dont beleive it will work well so they said surgery to remove my voicebox will be best which i have accepted the surgery route. 

i just cant get my head around losing my voice? forever? not sounding the same as before? lots of anxiety regarding the surgery and life afterwards.. i would love to people who have been in the same position as me and just anyone to have a chat with really, i have an appointment tomorrow with the surgion who will tell me more but just feel very worried.

thanks everyone, M

x 

 

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    Hello mau123 and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    By now you will have had your appointment with the surgeon and I was just wondering how it went? I hope you have found out more by now and have got a little more clarity.

    Poor you going through this for a whole year before getting a diagnosis. There is in-depth information on our website on laryngeal cancer which I hope you will find useful and more specifically on surgery for laryngeal cancer.  It will guide you through the different steps to be expected with the surgery and will give you the information you will need to prepare for the operation and if you have any specific questions about anything, don't hesitate to ring our cancer nurses on this free number 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

    Hopefully other members of our forum who have been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer will be along shortly to share their experience with you. It helps to talk to others who have had a similar diagnosis before. I just wanted you to know that you are not alone and we are thinking of you as you are going through the painful process of finding out all the details including what your treatment options might be.

    I can understand your anxiety about how this surgery will affect your voice and I hope that you will hear from others here who have been through this before.

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Hi Lucie,

     

    thanks for replying back to me, unfortunatly the appoinment with the surgeon got cancelled and im now just waiting for them to contact me. i will have a look at the info you sent me, thank you

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