2025 Not a good year so far

18. Week 6 Post treatment, 4th to 10th October

2025-11-19T13:37:55Z

Sunday 5th October 3 days of antibiotics and no change to the lump in my arm. Still eating ok, albeit smaller portions than what I used to have before 2025, but getting slightly bigger each week. Still only taking paracetamol first thing in the morni...(read more)

17. Week 5 Post treatment 27th September to 3rd October

2025-11-19T13:36:20Z

Saturday 27th September My routine is now mouthwash in the morning followed by flush and twist of the PEG, paracetamol 4 times a day and 8, or as close to 8 Fortisip drinks per day. Sunday 28th September Same routine, but I have decided to cut...(read more)

16. Week 4 Post treatment 20th to 26th September

2025-11-19T13:28:23Z

Saturday 20th September I stopped taking my ibuprofen today as my pain levels are ok and I don’t think its adding anything, but will carry on with the paracetamol as well as the 8 bottles of Fortisip drinks a day. For dinner had another ready m...(read more)

15. Week 3 Post Treatment 13th to 19th September 2025

2025-11-19T13:24:55Z

Saturday 13th September Continuing to drink the drinks normally but taking the meds through the PEG. Managed to eat a yogurt at mid-day and had a small amount of scrambled eggs but no toast, this was ok on my throat but the top of my mouth was a bit ...(read more)

14. Second week Post Treatment

2025-11-19T13:15:39Z

Saturday 6th sept / Sunday 7th September Throat doesn’t seem to hurt as much this morning but that may be the morphine kicking in. And the other good news is that I am having “movement” each day, which is a relief, so have stopped t...(read more)

13. Week Seven and the first Post Treatment week

2025-10-18T09:54:42Z

Saturday 30th August. My routine in the morning is now to use numbing mouthwash, give that 20 mins to work, and then dissolving paracetamol and drinking it. Struggling due to pain in mouth and throat, taking soluble paracetamol really makes b...(read more)

12. Sixth Week of Treatment (and the last)

2025-10-18T09:51:02Z

Over the weekend my throat gets a lot worse, ulcers in the top of my mouth and sides of my tongue now which isn’t helping, still no taste. But just 5 days of treatment left…… not that I’m counting ! Monday 25th August...(read more)

11. Fifth Week of Treatment

2025-09-24T17:03:32Z

Over the weekend there has been no change with regards the constipation, despite taking the capsules. On Sunday woke up to being a little light headed, so waited to see if this went by mid morning, which it hadn’t, so I phoned the hospital tria...(read more)

10. Fourth week of treatment.

2025-09-24T16:22:42Z

I’m continuing to take paracetamol each morning before breakfast as well as half on hour before my evening meal, which I am finding helps with the swallowing of food. Also using the Benzydamine Hydrochloride mouthwash every morning and evening ...(read more)

9. Third week of treatment

2025-09-15T07:56:29Z

The weekend went ok but on Sunday morning my throat was hurting a little more than it was last week when I swallow… is this the sign of things to come? Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th August Radiotherapy session all went ok, the mask is still a li...(read more)

8. Second week of treatment.

2025-08-30T15:04:19Z

Over the weekend I am now getting headaches towards the end of the afternoon, not bad enough to take anything for, but enough to be aware of. Also Wake up on Sunday to find my hearing is a bit muffled, apparently this is one of the potential side eff...(read more)

7. Recap and First week of Treatment.

2025-07-28T14:55:42Z

So a recap as to where I am; Diagnosed with Cancer of the tongue, had 4 lymph nodes removed along with the right side tonsil and a slitter of the base of my tongue both sides. The surgery went well, the scar down my neck is healing very well, but my...(read more)

6. Mask, Teeth and PEG

2025-07-19T14:58:03Z

Following my consultations on the 19th June I now have an appointment for the radiotherapy mask making, an appointment to have 2 teeth out and an appointment to have the feeding tube inserted into my Stomach. I must say that the staff at the Churchil...(read more)

5. Next Steps, Discussions with Surgeon, Dentist, Oncologist and Dietician.

2025-07-19T13:32:48Z

So surgery done, I think it went well, but the scar with the 20 stiches in it looks more like a zip, perhaps I will stick an zipper handle at the top to make it look right ! Right side of neck is numb, but will ask about that at my next consultation ...(read more)

4. Under the knife

2025-07-07T10:55:19Z

3rd June 2025. Early start today had to be at the hospital for 0715hrs, in one way I'm not looking forward to today but on the other hand I am looking forward to getting this sorted ! So checked in, met the nurse who will be looking after me toda...(read more)