Got fitting the rig on Friday...came home yesterday , doctor wouldn't check wound and just discharged me and said radiotherapy will check it and doctor has to remove stitches in 10 days ! I keep getting what I can only describe is a bubble that is painful...
Hi all A question for those who have come out the other side - so to speak. I’m in week 8 after treatment - chemo at week 1 and 4 and 30 rounds of radiotherapy. I am planning to go to meet friends at a pub on Dec 10th and to go to a restaurant for my...
Hello, a month and a half ago I had a partial glossectomy (re-section) and selective neck dissection right side. I've been doing tongue exercises daily to help improve motility and strength. For the past few days I've had difficulty extending my tongue...
Hi, I seem to have increasing problems with dry mouth. It started off just in the mornings but seems to persist throughout the day now. I spoke to my GP last week and he prescribed Glandosane (saliva spray). My local pharmacy didn't have it nor could...
My partner is 6 weeks past radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment for base of tongue cancer. He has a RIG fitted and is feeding and medicating through that and is a while off eating yet it seems but the only thing he can bare to drink is cups of tea...
Two days ago I noticed a hard lump on the floor of my mouth under my tongue. The same side as where I had tongue cancer which was removed a month and a half ago. I thought it would be harmless, maybe a blocked salivary gland or something but I've had...
Is this/ has this happened to any of you. Had my treatment, had PET scan ( results next Wednesday), still struggling to eat which I know is to be expected but for the last week cough, cough, cough. So sore and it’s so dry. I don’t have any cold symptoms...
I've had mouth cancer, caused by lichen planus, reoccurring for a year now. I have had three major ops this year and my consultant said I have been very unlucky. After ops and infections I have been left with some paralysis and pain. Just been told after...
Hi all, I was just hoping for some advice / help knowing what to expect at my urgent ENT appointment next week please? I’ve been struggling with a hoarse voice for about two months now. It initially came on after a cold so it was assumed to be laryngitis...
Hi All Well I made iit through 7 weeks of daily radiotherapy and managed 2 chemos but sadly spent 4 (7-10 day)stays in hospital. So one week after finishing and I have another problem the severe burrns on my neck. Been using Flamazine daily but havent...
