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mandy

So... croaky voice... are we talking vocal cord cancer ? If so I may be of assistance. I too had the croaky voice. GP sent me straight to ENT. 2 days later day surgery. Informed that the leision removed from vocal cord was benign. After pathology report it was stage 1 cancer. Two weeks later another day surgery, this time lasering of cord. Then a letter for an appointment with oncology team. At this first meeting there was my surgeon, 2 radiotherapy technicians, head of oncology and her main doctor. I was told lasering hadn’t removed all of the cancer cells and was recommended for a 4 week course of RT to ensure these were eliminated. I was informed of all the possible side effects and asked to sign the permission form so this could be started asap. I took the advice of the team and consented. I managed the 4weeks with very little discomfort and, now, 4 months after completion have been told there’s no sign of the cancer. I am now under surveillance for the next 5 years. Your oncology appointment could vary, but will be similar. Important thing to remember is that early stage vocal cord cancer has a 90% cure rate. My advice is take the advice of your medical team and do whatever is necessary to give yourself the maximum chance. Good luck, let us know how you get on at the appointment.

Indeed, we find emotional peaks and troughs we never thought possible when diagnosed with this disease and this makes us hypersensitive. Dealing with other family trauma at the same time must be very hard. Great attitude though, the cancer can be easily cured with some unpleasant moments along the way. I found the NHS amazing despite the fact that my original op removed a “ benign “ leision which later proved malignant. These guys have a massive responsibility and workload, it can’t be easy, they do their best and unfortunately get it wrong : luckily for us the initial “ mistakes “ were promptly corrected. All the best Friday, I await your news.