Oh that all sounds very encouraging Alan! I’m sure the side effects aren’t much fun but sounds like you manage them well. My husband got his tonsils out in July then had his treatment so his neck is already very stiff because of the radiation, hopefully the surgery won’t add too much to this. Good to know a nice massage will help. Thank you for your feedback! Pray you continue to go from strength to strength. Debbie ... View more

Hi Alan   I have just signed up to this forum and have been reading through various stories. My husband has just gone through everything that’s has been shared in this forum... HPV positive, tonsils removed (tumour in left tonsil) followed by 7weeks of radio every week day and chemo (Carboplatin as cisplatyn effecting his hearing) once a week (he managed 5) He experienced pain, mucas mouth, burns inside and outside of neck etc etc. He managed to force himself to eat (scrambled egg and soup) which kept him out of hospital. He bounced back from it all fairly quickly although 3 months later still very dry mouth and sore throat, husky voice! And oh yes he started snoring 😩 his lymph nodes not draining which causing swelling. Anyway - he had his 3 month checkup and unfortunately it showed that the cancer is still present in his lymph node so they are going to operate 5th Feb and remove around 35 lymph nodes (neck dissection ) Can I ask you Alan what you went through with that surgery? Just trying to prepare ourselves for what’s to come! Not sure if you’re still on the forum but would appreciate any  feedback. Thanks - Debbie ... View more

Hi Alan   I have just signed up to this forum and have been reading through various stories. My husband has just gone through everything that’s has been shared in this forum... HPV positive, tonsils removed (tumour in left tonsil) followed by 7weeks of radio every week day and chemo (Carboplatin as cisplatyn effecting his hearing) once a week (he managed 5) He experienced pain, mucas mouth, burns inside and outside of neck etc etc. He managed to force himself to eat (scrambled egg and soup) which kept him out of hospital. He bounced back from it all fairly quickly although 3 months later still very dry mouth and sore throat, husky voice! And oh yes he started snoring 😩 his lymph nodes not draining which causing swelling. Anyway - he had his 3 month checkup and unfortunately it showed that the cancer is still present in his lymph node so they are going to operate 5th Feb and remove around 35 lymph nodes (neck dissection ) Can I ask you Alan what you went through with that surgery? Just trying to prepare ourselves for what’s to come! Not sure if you’re still on the forum but would appreciate any  feedback. Thanks - Debbie ... View more