Just had a chat on ICQ about what led me to think I had a problem. Long story so be warned.
When Eva had her accident I was looked after by very close friends of ours, Bailey of Sapphic Erotica and his wife who was a nurse on the Ear, Nose & Throat ward here in Brno. She was the first to notice the lump on the side of my neck and told me to get it looked at.
Had a few other things to worry about at the time and left it a few weeks. But when I did get checked out I had blood tests and ultra sound tests. The results were negative for cancer. Then got a sore throat that even anti biotics did not get rid of so insisted I went to the hospital. To be honest this was 6 months after originally seeing the doctor, had Eva to look after.
There I had further tests, doctors sticking their fingers down my throat to feel the base of my tongue and a camera down my throat. All gave a new respect for girls and gays who can do Deep Throat.
Still nothing showed up but the hospital doctors were suspicious and sent me for a CT scan. This came back with a very big black area that showed the cancer was advanced. I got to see it when I met the "Cancer Committee" in February this year. It revealed the primary tumor in the base of my tongue with 2 secondary tumors on the left and right side of my neck.
The atmosphere of the committee was very down and negative, however they prescribed this new experimental mixture of Chemo Therapy. Eva and I walked away devastated and thinking the Chemo was clutching at straws, plus the hospital was paid for providing guinea pigs. Eva and I spent a few days crying.
I did the first Chemo session and the results surprised everyone. They were hoping for an arrest of the cancer and it had clearly reduced the secondary tumors, so I went on fr another 2 sessions.
The moral of this story is don't give up and make sure all avenues are investigated. Thankfully I do not have he bills to pay.
