Please help. Anyone who has had throat cancer??

My symptoms in time line-

18 months until now- persistent sore throat, no infections, antibiotics do not work, bloods show no infections. 

10 months until now- food sticks down throat when swallowing

9 months until now- severe tiredness, like I haven’t sleep for a year even when iv had 8 hours sleep. No energy. 

8 months- lump on right side of neck - swollen lymph node I assume but has been there 8 months and not gone down.

5 months until now- weight loss, in the last 3 months iv gone from 8 stone 5 to 7 stone 3

3 months- food comes back up after I eat from time to time even water sometimes

2-3 months- hoarseness, if I talk to long it hurts, sometimes my voice completely goes. 

Last month- not sure if connected but knee and leg bone pain. 

I have been to the doctors the last 18 months and have only just got a referral to ent because my lymph has been swollen for more than 6 months! 

I feel it’s something really serious, I should also mention in the past I was diagnosed with hpv and currently have a lesion on my cervix in which I’m having a colposcopy next month. I’m aware the hpv can cause oral cancer also so I’m getting very scared as I’m only 30, with two small boys. 

 

I would really like to hear if anyone’s symptoms were like mine, any advice/ stories would help me so much. 

 

I have an ultrasound on my neck Monday to check the lump, has anyone got a diagnosis from this alone??

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  • Hi. Just read your post. I was midway through chemotherapy & radiotherapy at that time. I had found a lump in my neck the previous August but everything happened from December once I'd been referred to ENT.  It's a very scary time.
    So how are you now that you've been through treatment?

    Two years on I'm getting fitter and appear to be ' back to normal' apart from the xerostomia & no molars. I can eat most things but not the salads, raw food & crunchy stuff I loved before. But with care and and more butter, cream & Brie cheese than I've ever eaten before I can enjoy most things. Let me know how you are getting on.

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  • Hi. Just read your post. I was midway through chemotherapy & radiotherapy at that time. I had found a lump in my neck the previous August but everything happened from December once I'd been referred to ENT.  It's a very scary time.
    So how are you now that you've been through treatment?

    Two years on I'm getting fitter and appear to be ' back to normal' apart from the xerostomia & no molars. I can eat most things but not the salads, raw food & crunchy stuff I loved before. But with care and and more butter, cream & Brie cheese than I've ever eaten before I can enjoy most things. Let me know how you are getting on.

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