Hi M66

So sorry to hear of your dads cancer,

The cancer is not in his lymph nodes,that is at least some good news for him and you of course.

Is your concern that his treatment is delayed by a week or so? Its most important that he has no infection before chemo. So they will get that cleared up first. So do try not to worry.

The treatment is a pretty gruelling regime and you may find some of the throat cancer threads on here very useful. [@RadioactiveRaz]‍ and [@Anchor1707]‍ have made blogs of their treatment journey both very kind folks and so very helpful. It will give you an idea of what to expect from the insight of others experience.

Best wishes xx

Hi M66

To be blunt his chances are very good.
I totally understand the agnst but although this type of cancer has one of the most challenging treatments and more importantly recovery from, it also has a very high success rate and chance of cure.
I started a thread here and its really popular with lots of contributions from many helpful people.Its here under Living with Cancer and titled Radiotherapy for Throat cancer.Please feel free to read/post/join in.
I was disgnosed with Tonsil cancer late last June and am in recovery phase just now but got through it along with positive reaction to treatment and got the all clear on 5th March so the light at the tunnel does actually exist.Have a read of my blog that I kept from the get go, warts and all and that should give you an insight into the journey your dad can perhaps expect, althrough we are all different in terms of recovery times etc. Also a link to another blog from Hazel here.who has been through as well.
Please keep us posted and feel free to ask away any questiuons you have and also let me know if I can help in any way at all.

radiotherapythroat.home.blog

by the way, you should not be alarmed at the extra week or so delay for treatment. It wont make any difference really. I had surgery for tonsil removal then further surgery for teeth extraction then recovery time before my treatment could start and was advised it was of no concern to the consultant re the delay.

kind regards
Ian

Hi M66 

this  is Hazsl aka RadioactiveRaz like Clara and Anchor 1797;say to be blunt chances are very good ,read mine and Ian’s blog tomgive yiu an idea of treatment and recovery it’s not a walk in the park treatment brutal but if I can do it anyine can 

www.radioactiveraz.wordpress.com with like to Ian’s blog on there and RaditherayFor Throatbcancer on cancer U.K. site  

do yiu know if your dad has been diagnosed as h p v 16 + as well ? That’s an indicator towards an excellent recovery  as well.

please let us know what’s happening.

ask any questions and one if our tight little band will get back to you

hazsl 

Hi all,

thank you very much for your responses as they have made me feel at ease.

to go into more detail my dad is having radio and chemotherapy. They are shrinking it and removing it, no surgery.

he has a history of heart health issues and im just scared of complications like infection, blood clot etc

i will update as he goes along!

Hi M66

His team of Drs will have scrutinised his medical and general health before deciding his treatment. They have choices of which Chemo to use in individual patients.

The liver and kidneys are the areas they are cautious with chemo. But I can understand your worries for him though. I was deemed as not suitable/fit for chemo and I had mixed feelings about that.

They will keep a close eye on his bloods etc. So hopefully he will not have clotting problems.

Keep in touch x

[[]]Hello,

So it's been a long journeys and a long time since i've updated you.

My dad had 10 weeks of chemo and radiotherapy, he lost his taste and started feeding through a tube.

He lost his spirit but kept fighting.

Seven months later the story has a happy ending. As of yesterday my dad is officially cancer free.

Thank you guys for your support honestly.

Hello M66

Good to hear from you. Also good to hear that your dad got through the treatments and with good results too!

Wishing you both all the best for the future xxx

who and hooo..

another good news story and thats great.

really pleased for your dad and all the family.

Onwards & Upwards

ian