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@rsedlock1958

I hope things are going well for you Colleen. My journey began when I felt like I was losing my voice at different times. This progressed to a raspy hoarseness. I saw my PCP who referred me to an ENT. The ENT took a look down my throat and showed me a picture of what she called a lesion. She referred me to a head and neck surgeon who took a look and was pretty sure it was cancer. A biopsy confirmed this. A CT scan showed no other involvement than my left vocal cord. I just went through 28 radiation treatments. I have a sore throat and no voice right now, but that should improve. I see the surgeon next week to see where we are at.

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Hi @rsedlock1958 It sounds like you got on top of this rather than wait so long with symptoms when the real damage begins. The radiation can really cause some issues to deal with. If you only have a sore throat in addition to loss of voice, it sounds like you are on the mend. If you have other issues crop up as time goes by I think you will find other posts within this group that address almost everything. But if you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Good healing.