Hi all hope everyone is dealing as best as possible with their aliments, I am on chemotherapy and on palitive care. For neck cancer that has spread as predicted to lungs and liver and as soon as I was told I signed the consent forms and treatment started...
My partner is currently mid way through his chemo radiotherapy for throat cancer in the base of his tongue. The radiotherapy is causing him to have really awful thick saliva and a very sore mouth and everything tastes horrible. He can't find anything...
Hi, I have not posted in a while, but things are going well. I am not 100% sure if this is the right place to post this. I am very very lucky. My last surgery, after my last post, had clean margins in 8 different locations. Since then I have had 3 reconstruction...
Hi, my husband is having his lymph nodes on one side of his neck removed on Monday. Has anyone else out there had this done? How long was the operation and do you have any tips for recovery? Thank you
Hello, I'm just wondering about my universal credit. My partners wage is taken into account however he is not entitled to any public funds as per his visa. So I recieve funds for me , my 15 year old and my 2 year old. I work part time and get a top...
So after intial biospy found T1 or T2 NO MO. Removal area in tongue and either selective neck disection or sentinel node followed oncology to be decided on. Assigned nurse. Results MRI and CT back and MDT done and new outcome - the patholigist has re...
Just want to start by saying thanks so much to everyone who reassured me this week when me husband went to to A& E with a fever. Thankfully his white blood count was ok and he resumed radiotherapy the next day. We are hurtling towards the end of week...
Hi. I wasn’t sure if I should post here or not as a cancer diagnosis hasn’t been confirmed, but I feel the need to connect with others who have experienced this awful waiting game! I noticed what I thought was an ulcer on the left side of my tongue...
Hi there, not sure if anyone can advise but I am week 7 from having a wide excision tumour removal from the right buccal mucosa area and I am experiencing severe neuropathy, which is intermittent, as well as a lot of swelling around the scars with a hard...
Hi, I have received my diagnosis of ' superficial moderatley differentiated squamous cell carcinoma' in the right buccal mucosa and in one weeks time I will have a CT and MRI scan. I received a copy of the doctors letter to the gp where he states...
