Nasopharyngeal cancer

Hi im 33 now and have a husband and 5 kids whom i have been away grom so much because of my diagnosis and having to travel all over for surgery and treatment.  . I was diagnosed with Nasopharyngeal cancer new years eve 2021 after 2 years of battling with lump growth and migraines and been told I just had a bronchial cyst and no further investigation. I had to push for more as I knew something was right, but the consultant kept telling me I was paranoid and he would remove the cyst as soon as I'm top of the list not long later i discovered a lump on the other side of my neckntoo. . Since having the first lump removed I have had chemo and radiotherapy to the head and neck . I had to have an ng feeding tube in my tummy and the daybafter having it fitted I had my first day of chemo and radiotherapy. Once the first lot of treatment was done things looked OK but a month later i had to be given another neck direction on the other side of my neck which then lead to me been told all was OK. Fast forward afew month and the bigger was back in my head and in my left lung. More operations and more treatment. My lung is now clear and my Nasopharynx is healing well. Now after almost 2 years of having clear in my neck the most recent scan has shown a lynphnode under my chin and in my left cheek. It feels like a never ending story and have yet to find someone who has had such a difficult journey to be ablento relate too. I feel mentally unstable at the moment as the new nodes that have shown up are not quite big enough to biopsy but big enough to be a concern . I don't know how to muster up yet more fighting spirit

  • Hello Jenna34, 

    It must be so hard for you to have had to be away from your husband and children as a result of having to travel for surgery and treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer. You have been through so much recently, so many operations and treatment. I am glad that your lung is now clear though and your nasopharynx is healing well - all the treatment seems to have been worth it. I am so sorry though that the latest scan has flagged a lymph node under your chin and left cheek and it must be so frustrating for you, like a never ending story as you said and I hope that they can nip all this in the bud and deal with these lymph nodes if they are a source of concern even though they are not big enough to biopsy at the moment.

    Keep strong though - you have come such a long way and fought so hard with good results. This latest setback is unfortunate but I am sure you are in very capable hands and that they will be monitoring this closely and dealing with this effectively. I also wanted you to know that you are not alone on this forum with a nasopharyngeal cancer diagnosis - have a look for example at  's nasopharyngeal cancer thread and feel free to respond to their thread if you wish to do so. 

    I hope that you will get to talk to others here who have been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and have shared a similar treatment journey. 

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator