Hello everyone,
Just thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm Hayley, I'm 18 and I have cancer of the larynx. I am undergoing treatment and it's going well If you want to know more, I have a blog - www.kickingcancersarse.blogspot.com
Hayley

hey haley how are you ?I was also told that i have larnyx cancer .on june 1st of 2007. it really has been a blur since then.im 43 years old,.do you smoke/?.I Did the chemo and radition both 6 weeks they say they caught mine early . If i can go through it iknow you can.mine was stage1t1a.im 5 mos out of chemo and radition.went back to ent in nov everything looked good.Now i went back the 14th of jan and have something nodular on the same vocal cord so moved up pet scan a month
they put in a port so i didnt get stuck every timee.mine was on my right vocal cord . if ihad known now then what i know now isure wouldnt smoke but it is so hard to stop please take care and keep me posted wish you all the best you will do just fine

Hey Hayley,

I've been reading your blog these past few weeks. You are an incredibly strong person which is going to go a long way in helping you to recover from this which I'm positive you will do. I know your Mum (Hello!) is a member of another board so it's nice you've found us, everyone is here for you.

Keep fighting and stay positive.

Lorraine

Hi Hayley and leity
I think we all have one thing in common ( may be many more but as of now)Hayley is a cancerian, Leity was diagnosed in June and I too am a cancerian.
Hayley, I went through your blog and I truly admire your grit and acceptance of the situation. I am sure things will work out fine for you. Regarding the tube in your stomach - it is a life saver and in my case my life line so far. I have not eaten or had even a drop of water orally for the last seven years (nearing eight) - however, in most cases unlike mine it is temperory and will be out in a while. I too had cancer of the larynx and was diagnosed in April 2000 at stage 4, and have been through all that you have so far except - I had no side effects or loss of hair. If you do have the time you could glance to my story on the main page - on the right - look and click on Ananth's story. Do keep in touch.

Hi Leity,
You have been pretty lucky I would imagine and let it remain that way. Do keep posting on your progress. It would be good to hear from you.

With love to you both,
Ananth

Hi Hayley

Have just read your blog and am well-impressed - you are managing to stay so positive. Hope things continue to go really well for you. Will be thinking of you as you carry on with your treatment.

All the best
Gwyn

Hi Hayley as Gwyn said I hope things continue to go well for you. Keep us posted.

Love Mum
xx

Hello everyone, thanks so much for your replies!

Just thought I'd answer some questions...

Yes, I did smoke. But only for about 2-3 years. My Dr said that he doubts it's through smoking (small chance it could of been) but thinks it's just down to pure bad luck LOL.

I quit smoking last October, before I had my op to remove a polyp on my left vocal chord (they found the cancer when they were operating)

Origionally they thought the tumour was T3 but it's not, it's T4. It's grown out of the cartilige of my voice box and had sort of wrapped itself around. It's really hard to explain without drawing a picture of it! But, it's shrinking so that's good news. They found 2 swollen lympth nodes in my neck but they said they wern't worried because if they were cancerous, the chemo would kill them.

Thanks again for all your replies, have a nice evening everyone

Hi Hayley...
Good attitude to have girly!
I was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal Ca in 2006 when i was 22...
This is a fantastice site with tons of advice and people on board to help.
I'll also PM you.
Keep kicking butt!
Michelle