hello nicola, first of all the most important thing is staying positive,yes there are horror stories out there but the number of people ive meet over the past 6 years with the same condition have come through it to lead a near normal life ,obviously i understand your concerns especially as you have a young daughter ,which is why i suggest not to hide your symtoms,the more people that now will be able to help you when you need it, true its going to be a rough ride the next couple of years but you can pull through this, if theres any info on what the proceedure is for the op or the possible follow up treatments after please let me know , i was stage 4 tongue and lymph in neck ,im 6 years post op and although at times its been difficult im here and doing my upmost to lead a normal life again ,you can too,please let us all know how things go all the very best x

Dear All

Finding it hard to have to be posting here at all but my husband is waiting for treatment for tongue cancer, surgery at least (including some lymph node removal) and then maybe radiotherapy if he needs it. I'm focusing very much on practicalities at the moment... he's a teacher so speech is important to him, how long in your experience before he might be able to get back in the classroom? Should he be thinking after Christmas or longer (assuming things go well). What impact would radiotherapy have on his speech recovery?

Thanks :)

Hi 

i am 10 month post radiotherapy for tonsil cancer understand where you are coming from but I had 2 chemo and 35 radiotherapy sessions never had a problem speaking but the general,tiredness etc may and probably will get to him just an idea whet  younhave  posted this is an old thread you might be better either starting your own or looking at say Radiotherapy For Throat Cancee in section living with cancer has that’s a current thread. 

I have a blog www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com where’s I do a blow by blow account if my treatment. Just remember we are all different ,one if the worse things he maybface is lack of saliva which I still have and although speaking isn’t a problem I find talking for more than 10 min so or in a group of people dries me out and makes me tired. But we all are act differently some return straight to work a few work all way through it all depends on what treatment and how his eating is effected

hope this helps to hard to be precise   plan   For the long haul and hope for the short route. But I know people who have also returned too early and are  now taking longer to recover it really is a guessing game. 

Hazel 

Hi 

i am 10 month post radiotherapy for tonsil cancer understand where you are coming from but I had 2 chemo and 35 radiotherapy sessions never had a problem speaking but the general,tiredness etc may and probably will get to him just an idea whet  younhave  posted this is an old thread you might be better either starting your own or looking at say Radiotherapy For Throat Cancee in section living with cancer has that’s a current thread. 

I have a blog www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com where’s I do a blow by blow account if my treatment. Just remember we are all different ,one if the worse things he maybface is lack of saliva which I still have and although speaking isn’t a problem I find talking for more than 10 min so or in a group of people dries me out and makes me tired. But we all are act differently some return straight to work a few work all way through it all depends on what treatment and how his eating is effected

hope this helps to hard to be precise   plan   For the long haul and hope for the short route. But I know people who have also returned too early and are  now taking longer to recover it really is a guessing game. 

Hazel