New here! Had a routine dental appointment and was asked if I’d bitten my tongue.. I’d noticed nothing but have quite a large area on the side of my tongue which just looks weird. Like a couple of long narrow lumps but no ulcer that I can see. Dentist...
Hello all, well, it’s been a while since we’ve been on here. My husband was given the all clear six years ago but went back to be checked earlier this month after problems swallowing. He was checked by the oncologist, camera down the nose, she said...
I have not been back here for some time now, but just to update my wife's condition and treatment, following surgery on her tongue and neck dissection to remove lymph nodes and part of thyroid glans, she was past on to oncology for 30 Radiation and 6...
I've been referred by my dentist on the 2ww, for potential gum cancer. Is this the right group, and where can I find any info, please. Edit. It is now the 62 day wait, so 2 months. Oh well.
Hi everyone So hubby has had treatment and is 8 weeks post treatment for stage 3 tonsil, base of tongue and lymph nodes either side So it seems hes going backwards again and still losing weight and finding it very hard to eat. Nad nasal feeding tube...
Hello all. Mum starts 6 weeks of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of chemo on Wednesday for cancer at the back of her tongue that’s gone to her lymph nodes (exactly 8 weeks after diagnosis, which we are thankful it’s been relatively quick!) I need some...
My husband is coming to the end of week 5 post treatment. The last couple of days he feels his pain is worse. He is keeping on top of his pain meds but worried that it might mean that the treatment hasn’t worked. His neck lump is also still quite prominent...
started on my journey back in April 23 SCC base of tongue had 11 teeth removed plus 35 appointments with a RT machine but the cancer remains was told no chemotherapy for me as I've had 2 heart attacks so now started on immunotherapy my question is my...
Hi Im about to move to fortnightly maintenance doses of cetuximab following a recurrence, inoperable and not curative - just finished 4 cycles of carbo/5FU/ Cetux anybody had something similar? How many maintenance doses could you take, what happened...
Any advice on dealing with the vast amounts of mucous after Tors surgery for HPV tonsil cancer?
