Hello,
My names Sarah I'm a 56 year old wife, mother of 2 and Granny of 3. My family are my world.
Around June I had intermittent sore throat, no coughing or other symptoms. By August I started to get worried so called the gp surgery obviously due to covid no face to face appointments were happening so I was advised to do a covid test this was negative. I wasn't advised to call back so i just got on with life. Early December I discovered a lump on my neck. I saw a gp that week and he sent me for chest xrays and bloods all clear. Next was ENT camera up my nose, great fun, nothing found apart from slightly inflamed tonsils, next, ultrasound and biopsy, all the time getting more terrified of outcome. 25th January, results
Squamous cell carcinoma, my world fell apart. No matter how much they said they could treat it etc etc, I was in despair, covid is hard enough to deal with but now cancer. My family were in bits, we've already lost my brother and mum to cancer.
Next MRI to find primary site as I'm told its not the lymph node . Nothing conclusive. Next PET-CT scan.. nothing showing in the rest of my body but still not found primary site so many fears going through my head. So Monday 22nd February tonsillectomy and tongue biopsy. I don't mind saying I'm so scared, mostly about if they still can't find primary. I know I will be having radiotherapy and possibly chemo, it all depends on findings.
Thats my story so far in a large nutshell.
