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Recently diagnosed with cancer on left tonsil with swollen lymph nodes
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 29, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Yep...I relate very well with all your experiences. I had a small tumor on the base of my tongue. Mayo, Dr. Price, did the surgery and also took my right tonsil. Pulled 22 lymph nodes with only one being positive. Was given the option of doing nothing further, but for a bit more insurance, I opted for 2 weeks of low intensity radiation with one low dose chemo per week. I felt absolutely fine through nearly the entire treatment. Then, my 2nd to the last day of radiation, I started to experience the effects. Went back home to start my recovery and I have realized that there are absolutely no words in the English language that adequately describe what I was about to go through for a good 2.5 months. In fact, there were 3 or 4 days that I absolutely couldn't imagine anyone being so sick and surviving! I am now about 4.5 months from my last treatment, and am feeling as close to "normal" as I've felt. I've gained some weight back and am gaining strength and endurance. And, YES...seek out and get what you need to relieve your pain. Mayo has been stellar for me in this regard. Just went through my 3-month check-up and I am completely cancer free!
If I've learned anything throughout this ordeal it's been patience....and the importance of self advocacy.
Merry Christmas, all!
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Like I have reported to other people that have gone through this I was diagnosed with HPV throat cancer with a tumor, the size of a small marble in the base of my tongue between my voice box and my tonsils and two raise cancerous lymph nodes. last October 2022. I went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota 11/07/22-12/23/22 I went through 35 sessions of proton radiation And seven doses of cystplatin chemotherapy, I was scared and overwhelmed, but I have to say it was the best decision I have ever made, but it was a long haul. I had some side effects like losing my taste buds for almost 10 months and having a hard time swallowing for about eight months. I lived on chocolate boost and soft food for quite a while but I have to be tested multiple times this year every six weeks here in Nevada and every four months in Rochester Minnesota. I am cancer free I’ve gotten 80% of my taste buds back and I can swallow now once in a while I have a raspy voice I drink a lot of water.. It’s a nice feeling that I have healed and recovered please keep the faith for me, prayer has helped and of course the doctors And nurses at the Mayo clinic in Rochester in the oncology and radiation department are wonderful I highly recommended them !!!
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Thank you for sharing this positive news. I’m freaking out right now and waiting for results of my tonsil biopsy.