Hey guys.
Noticed a lump left side of my neck end of March. Went to the docs beginning of April and was referred to the Hospital. Had my tonsils removed 1st May due to one being swollen to the point it was almost at the middle of my throat. Had an MRI, Ultrasound, fine needle biopsy, bilateral biopsies during my tonsillectomy, and a PET-CT scan, and they've come back to me with the diagnosis of left tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, P16 positive (which is a very fancy way of saying tonsil cancer). Honestly didn't know tonsil cancer was even a thing until now!
They've said although it's a decent size, we've caught it relatively quickly, and it hasn't spread anywhere else, and due to this, it is highly treatable and curable. I know I am extremely lucky, not everyone gets that level of certainty. I now have the choice of either 30 rounds of radiotherapy, or surgery. I'm awaiting meetings with both teams so they can walk me though both procedures so I can make an educated decision.
I'm wondering if anyone here has been through either route of this and can give me an idea of what they went through?
