Got a biopsy on my tongue tomorrow at Guildford , any tips on pain management greatly appreciated.
Hello to whoever may listen My mother had carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma and it was diagnosed perhaps 2 and a half years ago. She had a total neck resection followed by 6 weeks of radiotherapy which went really went and she bounced back. Now as...
Hi Just wondered if anyone has had similar issues and if you have any advise. I’m back to work after 5 weeks of RT for tongue cancer and lympth node removal! All was going well back eating most things til this week I’ve had hayfever which before all...
Hi all, I've been reading everyone's stories and experiences since my mums diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer. My mum has been very lucky in that her treatment was started almost instantly, from initially seeing the gp on the 14th of feb and being given...
Does anyone have some tips to help with the throat sweeping from radiotherapy. cheers
Hi All I looking for some advice on acupuncture to help with saliva. I am very interested in trying this but I’m not sure how long I should wait after treatment. I’m 8 weeks post treatment. Can anyone advise when the best time to try this is please...
Hello My husband had been experiencing a sore throat, swallowing problems, ear pain and then developed a lump on his neck a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday he was told by the ENT he had cancer on his vocal cord. While we were kind of expecting such a...
3 weeks ago, I started experiencing left sided ear pain when I swallow. I ignored it, assuming that it would clear up. Finally, I decided to go to the doctor assuming that I had an ear infection. By this point, my lymphs nodes in my neck had begun to...
Hi everyone, Thank you for all your responses from my previous post everyone’s input was very helpful! As my dad is 9 weeks post treatment, he is still experiencing muscle pain within the throat of a morning and evening. Is this normal since he’s had...
Hi, my partner has completed chemo and radio therapy 8 wrks ago. He seems to be suffering with a swollen neck (lyhoedema I think they call it). He's seen the dr yesterday and they said it was usual and he could get referred for 'treatment' but that could...
