Lucy Lodge (25) for the first time noticed that something was wrong when she was unable to hit her tones with her friends with her friends, which she once managed without any problems. She thought it was excessive use of the vocal cords because she worked in the store. It was only when a friend pointed out it that she decided to visit the doctor. A general practitioner to a woman initially diagnosed laryngitis, informs. But Lucy knew something was wrong.
„It wasn’t sudden and it happened over time. I just couldn’t hit the tones I was used to. I also felt that something was stuck in my throat. I remember telling my partner that I had cancer. He told me not to be stupid, but I just knew it, ”Lucy described.
Two -time mother underwent other examinations that confirmed her worst concerns. It was a vocal cord cancer and needed radiotherapy. Lucy has completed 37 exhausting sessions. “It was a complete agony. Every time I sneezed or yawned, I cried. I couldn’t eat, I had burns in my throat, ” He remembers the difficult period.
It has not been rejoiced for a long time after treatment. Cancer returned and was even more aggressive than before. This time the only option was to remove the vocal cords. She had to learn to talk to the tracheotomic cannula in the throat and admits that it brings problems. Lucy has to change the valve every month, otherwise she cannot drink water, because it goes directly to her lungs.
After her experience, it is determined to raise awareness of throat cancer and convalescence after the vocal cords are removed. “I had no idea that there was something like that,” he admits. “People often believe it is caused by smoking. I wasn’t even a strong smoker, and my doctors don’t think that caused cancer. I met people who have not touched cigarettes in life, and yet they have it. HPV, alcohol, genetics, all this plays a role,“ She added Lucy.
