Tonsil cancer

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.

  • Oh no I hope it’s not gonna hamper your treatment plan!

    I’m in trouble again, apparently I’m too attentive, I should just leave him not offer another cushion or blanket!

    You take care and look after yourself!! Xx

  • Thanks Maudular, is he on the road to recovery yet, I would have thought he would have been pleased to have someone so attentive for him, keep smiling, you sound like a really nice woman,

    Del xx

  • My sentiments exactly! There are lots of people out there facing and dealing with this alone and when they go home would probably love somebody to give them an extra blanket or plump the cushions or get them a bottle of water! But not him unfortunately!

    He was still being sick up until yesterday but I got him some different anti sick tablets from the hospital last night so hopefully they will kick in!

    He managed the CT scan on Thursday but was sick most of the way there, in the scan and most of the way home, oh and guess what that was my fault for taking him!

    Anyhow these things are sent to try us, I phoned about the results and they said if there is anything significant we’ll get a letter to call us back if nothing has changed we will see his consultant in November and then the fully body scan to see if the radiotherapy and chemo have worked!! As that falls into Christmas week not sure if it will be before Christmas or after Christmas!

    You get yourself better, rest and be pampered and looked after and get that head and neck ready for beating this cancer that has raided your throat without invitation!! 

    And your stomach ready for your peg! 

    You are going to crack this cancer nut xx 

  • Thanks, Maudular, if you ever need to let things out I'm here for you, I got to get out of bed now and go for a flu jab, bit late hey lol

    speak later xx

  • After all he has put me through, he is now sat outside with his son who is 25 but behaved like a child, what is he doing drinking beer and smoking!!

    my sister keeps on telling me he is an adult and has choices and if I want to stay with him, I have to accept his choices and if I don’t accept them I have to leave him!

    i’m 46 years old, I can’t put up with this any longer x 

     

    good luck with the injection x

  • Hi Maudular 

    I can except he is an adult, but he,s not helping himself smoking and drinking, after the treatment  he, has had, and it is not for me to tell you what to do, but the way he is treating you,  you would be better off leaving him, there are many good men out there, would give there right arm for a woman like you, remember you have a life to, I don't think for one minute you would be on your own very long, 

    out of curiosity what part of the country are you

    got to go for my appointment now, speak later xx

  • I’m a northerner!! 

    Hope the injection wasn’t too painful! 

    After reading what some people go through I probably shouldn’t moan, just put up and shut up I suppose.

    Some stories on here make me weep, I saw the stand up to cancer advert on tv last night, a young girl on there, a fitness instructor found a mole on her leg, then a tumour on her brain, then her bones and it just ate her. She managed to marry her girlfriend but in the end the demon cancer took her, I cried at that, beautiful girl with her whole life ahead of her and it was stolen from her, she didn’t get a second chance! So maybe I should thank Hod and count my blessings!!! 

    How you feeling?? 

  • I'm good thanks, painless compared to the other injections, I understand what your saying I believe no matter how bad I'm feeling, there's always someone worse off, I'm sat here trying to write a blog of my journey from day one, the writing is the easy bit, but trying to get it set up up with the internet is another thing completely, but I will conquer it.

    im sorry but nobody should have to put up and shut up, especially when your trying to help them.

    Perhaps you should try givining him the impression you don't care, I tried that with my son, and it worked, after a week he was on the phone to me, with a completely different attitude.


    Hyperthetically speaking  how do you think your husband would cope if you did leave him, I'm sure he wouldn't cope without you,? tell him your thinking of going to your sisters for a couple of weeks, and if he kicks off, tell him ( well you obviously don't need me) and see what is response would be, I think you would be surprised.

    sorry for seeming so blunt, but you don't deserve to be treated like this.

    regards

    Del x