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Taff123
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Hi everyone, just found this site, and I couldn't believe how many people has this.

i went to my doctors 4 weeks ago for my diabetic check up, and I had felt a small lump in my throat about a week previous, I asked her if she could have a quick look, on doing this she sai she couldn't see anything and would refer me to the ENT, the following morning I had a call from the ENT asking me to go in, this I did, he inspected my throat, put a camera up my nose, then basically told me he suspected cancer on one tonsil, a week later I was in surgery to remove my tonsil, but the surgeon explained the when he lo oks in my throat, if he don't see anything untoward s he would remove them both, when I came round after surgery I was told he had only removed one tonsil, THE GOOD ONE, and he had taken biopsy from the bad one ,and surrounding area,s I've within a week I have to go in for mri scan, Tuesday I have to go for an jelly scan, and Thursday I have to have a ct scan, then I will get the final result, my wife did some research on google, and it said it is caused by a sexually transmitted disease, now she won't come near me.

thank you sorry it was a bit long, I will keep you updated nex week.

  • Hi Taff and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I noticed no-one had replied to you yet so I just wanted to let you know we have a section about tonsil cancer on our website. I really hope this helps to clear things up with your wife but our cancer nurses are just a phone call away if you or her would like to speak to them about this. You can contact them on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

    As you've noticed, there are a lot of members on the forum with this diagnosis so hopefully some of them will be along soon to offer their support and advice but in the meantime I just wanted to wish you well with your remaining tests and let you know we're here for you.

    Kind regards, 

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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    Good morning, 

    I don’t have cancer, my husband does. He was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in June. His cancer too is HPV+ the stuff that has made your wife re coil in horror!! 

    Tell your wife to research it properly and then maybe it will allay her fears, or speak to a doctor! 

    It doesn’t mean that you have played away at all, as most of us that are old enough to have sex will have had it at some point.

     

    Google is a demon, I have only just found this site, I have felt so isolated for the whole time as nobody asks how I am and it’s a scary place this cancer stuff.

    I hope and pray your wife gets the right answers to her questions and can stop worrying

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    Hi, really sorry to hear about your husband, I've been married for 10 years,and never played away, before then I was a bit of a boy, I've had my cancer confirmed and all the tests completed, I'm just waiting now till Wednesday when I have to meet with consultants to see my best way forward.

    how is your husband coping with it, I expect he is on treatment now, please give him my best regards, and thank you for contacting me x

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    Hi Taff,

    Everything for us happened so quickly, we saw the doctor in April, then referred and he got his diagnosis in June. He has just finished 7 weeks of radiotherapy, and three rounds of chemo. His last session was on Friday. Now it’s just a waiting game.

    It’s tough and it will be for your wife too, but it flies by, stay strong and take each day as it comes and you will get there. The thinks that makes me boil with rage is that he won’t stop smoking, I could spill my guts here but I won’t.

    look after one another and whilst it will be tough for you, it will be tough for your wife, but talk about it tell her how you feel and make sure she tells you. Don’t keep anything in get it all out there, she won’t know how you feel if you don’t tell her and same for her.

    please let me know how you get on, I am willing you to get through this and you will

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    Thanks ever so much, fortunately I have never smoked, two weeks ago they removed my good tonsil, I'm hoping to go back in very soon to take out the one with the tumour on, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed, I will definitely keep you updated it been really good talking to you, thank you x

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    Me either to the never smoking.

    I know it’s not me with the cancer but I feel your pain and I know how it feels to be the other half!

    keep focused and fight this cancer, you can do it! Keep me updated I’ll remember you in my prayers.

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    We have a CT scan to check some 2mm modules they found on his lungs when they first diagnosed him, the main concern was to start treatment as the mass was larger than 40mm it couldn’t be removed!

    I’m scared for the outcome but it’s his choice to carry on smoking so I just have to be around to pick up the pieces!

    I lit a candle for you at mass this morning and iI’ praying you get the right result on Wednesday!

    Let me know xx

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    Thank you for sharing that with me, personally I don't understand why he don't give up smoking, can I be rude and ask his age, and how is he feeling in himself is he depressed, or happy go lucky and getting on with life.

    i really feel for you, and so sorry your going through this,  thank you for the candle you lit this morning, to be honest I've never been a believer in god, but recently I've a rethink, 

    thank you x

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    Hello, 

    oh don’t worry about the God think, it’s my belief and I won’t push it down your throat! We all believe in different things, I find candles very therapeutic at home or at church.

    My husband is fifty, he is very stubborn and determined, when we got the diagnosis it was a relief because then we knew what we were dealing with.  He’s a very positive man and the whole way through hasn’t changed, his faith is way stronger than mine, so for him this was a test from God and he looks at it that Jesus went through pain and he must too! If it is Gods plan for him to suffer, live or die he will deal with it!  

    He refused any pain killers to start and had only started taking paracetamol a week ago, he is now on co codomol this is the worst I’ve seen him but they did say that the three weeks after treatment might be the most difficult and this is proving true!

    He hasn’t spoken to me since he had his chemo on Tuesday, i’ve had the odd grunt but not much more. It’s like i’m being punished! 

    I told him you don’t get a prize a year the end of this for being the bravest, it doesn’t matter how you get through it, just get to the end of treatment, the guy who takes morphine or every pain killer available isn’t any worse as long as you finish the treatment and the outcome is the cancer goes that is all that matters!

    He’d go mad if he knew I was on here, but I haven’t anybody else to talk too!

    Sorry for banging on!! I bet you are sorry you asked!!

    Can I ask your age? Because he is young and healthy!! They are hopeful of a good outcome! And his cancer is being treated as curable.

     

    Hope all is going ok with your wife!

    take care 

     

     

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