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Update: had my surgery today and they didn't take my tonsils out in the end, they've took several biopsies as once they got me under they've confirmed the swelling they had seen on the MRI is definitely a tumour. The surgeon who performed the operation is the ENT head and neck cancer specialist and he is in no doubt that it's cancer I'm afraid. I've got an appointment in derby with him and the oncologist on 9th June and by then they will have biopsy results and treatment plan for me. I feel like this isn't happening to me, I feel like I'm on the outside watching it happen to someone else.
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If you have any questions along the way please ask. I had the same feeling when first diagnosed that it was surreal and should not be happening to me. Now I have a similar feeling after treatment that it was so strange that all that happened and 6 months later I'm back to "normal". You will get through this.
Pippa it was a definite reality check when I was told the same prognosis and yes it took a bit of positive thinking and realized that it was discovered and that someone is doing the best they can to bring you back to normal life. Thank God that technology has advance allot in this field. I start my 7 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy on June 8 , secured my saddle well and ready for the ride of my life.
Stay positive it will get better.
God bless and good luck
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It sounds like the surgery wasn't as extreme as it possibly could have been, which is good. And personally I think it is wise to hold on to your tonsils as they are a collector of bad stuff rather than to allow it to drift through your entire body.
Now you get to wait and see what the next step is and then take it from there. Yes, it does seem surreal this is happening and not to someone else, but to you. But we are going to beat this because you have living to do. I am here for any questions or concerns. Can you let me know your plan as it develops please? Pippa, we will get through this. Courage!