Oncology

In December of 2024 I was diagnosed with throat cancer following symptoms that first appeared in Sept of 2024. This site tells the story. I hope it will keep people updated and maybe help those who are gooinhg through the same thing.

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  • So its the 2nd January I had already been told before Christmas that it was highly likely that it was thraot cancer. On the 2nd January it was the official meeting and it has taken me a while to write this up as it was a shock… Firstly I walk into a(frankly tiny) room at…

  • On New Years Eve 2024 at 16:00 I went again to my local hospital for an MRI scan. I had heard of an MRI scan I understood nothing metal could be on you as the M is for magnetic resonance imaging. I didn’t expect an injection this was mistake I made may times Cancer involves…

  • The biopsy is a medical procedure performed on the inside of the throat to inspect the lump and get a sample. It full title of the procedure I had is panendoscopy with or without an incisional biopsy:  My consultant had spotted that I was a complete wuss. I was yawning and fidgeting through the exam…

  • After closing things up in Ireland presenting at events pretending to many people that work was normal (I was losing my job) and pretending to almost everyone that I wasn’t going through a cancer diagnosis I picked up my treatment in the UK. its worth adding here that since initial symptoms in Sept to now…

  • In late Nov and Early December of 2024 I was dealing with 3 things. These things didn’t occur to me at the time but one in 2 people will be diagnosed with Cancer. There are lots of different Cancers lots of different cures. I guess I come from a generation that hears cancer and thinks…

  • My first symptoms were in Sept of 2024. I had a cold / man flu possibly COVID and was bed ridden for a few days. At the end of this is noticed a slight lump on the left hand side of my throat. I googled it and talked myself into it being inflamed glands following…