Had first meeting with my oncologist yesterday.Getting PEG on 11/8.Nervous.Had to get 3 teeth taken out yesterday too.I'm getting 6 weeks radiotherapy and chemo first and fourth week.I noticed how alot of prople have different lengths etc of treatment...
Hi After finishing radiochemo for T2N1 head and neck cancer I seem to now have Oramorph itch and restless legs which is causing causing sleepless nights...worrying development which is contributing to low mood and fatigue. 'Z' Sleeping tablets have...
A while ago Peter strongly advised people to attend their routine checks, as it was at one of those they finally traced his elusive tumour. I would strongly reiterate this as today, at my 6 monthly face to face, they told me my original site was looking...
Can anybody give me any information on getting treatment on the oropharynx.I've posted alot of questions and everyone has been great giving me advice and support.Still waiting for results etc to come in. Turi
Hi all, I am 8 weeks out from chemoradiation. My cancer is base of tongue and nodes on both sides. My pain has generally gone away and (with the agreement of my team) I am slowly reducing my pain relief. This week, I started to get some new pain...
So the hospital gave us some sample bottles of the food supplement to try before OH starts radiotherapy - he has tried it twice and both times he has felt nauseous and got chronic diarrhoea so looks like he won’t be able to use them. We thought maybe...
Good morning everyone. My husband recently (almost 2 weeks) completed chemo radiotherapy. Skin is healing really well, and mouth was improving, less pain, less mucous, speech better. On Monday consultant advised he reduced fentanyl, wich he has, by correct...
Hi everyone i'm new to this and my partner has just had surgery for cancer of the mandible and jaw reconstruction. He been unwell and unable to eat since last year but slowly things are improving. He will be starting radio therapy in a few weeks and they...
Hi all I have a question for you all that I hope someone can help me with . I have posted before regarding no taste and when is it likely to return . Amongst the replies were around 16 weeks for some kind of taste . I am now at 16 weeks post treatment...
My father had a laryngectomy a while ago now ( about a year ago) and is still wheezing a lot does anyone know if thats normal ? he also cant get any sound which the doctors cant figure out why, anyone else had a similar experience ?
