Hi, has anyone experienced their shoulder dropping forward after neck dissection and unable to lift arm out to the side? I had a neck dissection in February and have been unable to move my arm very far out to the side from day one. It was initially thought...
Has anyone else had a problem with their Rig's / Peg's leaking after fitting, if so, how long did it take before it stopped ? I had mine fitted back in the middle of April and it is still leaking Cat x
Hi all, So, I am base of tongue cancer, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), HPV positive, staging: T4aN2CM0. I finished treatment 10 days ago. The fatigue is challenging... I realise that these are early days, but I wasn't expecting to...
Good evening am coming to the end of my 33 days radiotherapy (tmw). Am starting to struggle to keep anything down even using the rug due to the thick phlegm and coughing. Anyone got any good remedies for this, it’s affecting not only my day to day and...
Day 3 of radiotherapy and all okm my face feels burnt today and I thought this was too soon listening to nurse. I had my first chemo yesterday, 9 hours. Nausea and dizziness started yesterday but I'm being sick and have hiccups all day so far. I can't...
Hi all, Just an update as it's been a while. The shingles got me 3 months post treatment right where I had the radiation, so I've been a bit out of it. The pain is kind of under control now. I am 6 months post treatment now, still got shingles .....
Greetings All, I am two months post treatment. HPV in the right neck lymph nodes and right tonsil. 35 radiation and six chemo. Observations and questions: Dry mouth. At what point have folks stopped using the baking soda rinse, or is it just a part...
When I first had 30 Radiotherapy sessions back in 2021 I came across a product that sounded to be just right for treating RT burns. It had been developed by a company that specialised in burn first aid for first responders. The company had ceased trading...
Hello all. Quick intro. My name is Marcus. I live across the pond,United States, in the desert no less. Cancer DX Jan 2018. 35 rounds of radiation a success. Fast forward to 2021. 3 days before my complete knee replacement i had to go to my E.R. Something...
Difficult challenges this week...as expected...Peg feeding proving tricky...acid reflux...Gemma (Mac team) and dietitian working hard to resolve issues. Another 5 radio and 1 chemo ...then my wife can get a wee rest from the daily 70 mile round trip...
