Hello everyone Has anyone had a RIG fitted during course of radiotherapy? My partner is 4 weeks in a 6 week course for tonsil cancer and declined a RIG when offered prior to radiotherapy. However he is now not able to eat, anything. Still managing liquid...
[Cross-posting to the Oesophageal cancer forum] Hello all, In June 2022 I was diagnosed with upper oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the post-cricoid region, with bilateral lung secondaries (T3 N1/N2 M1). So far, I’ve had two cycles of chemo...
Hi all, id like to ask what your go to drink during radiotherapy? Did it change? Could you tolerate hot or cold towards the end? many thanks x
I’m still not sure I have cancer but my mouth is painful full of sores bleeding etc, I’ve had a biopsy having a ct scan tonight and mri scan next week, it’s a waiting game I think that’s the worse maybe once I know for sure I will deal with what’s thrown...
Hi my husband has just undergone surgery and had tonsil area lasered along with neck dissection to remove some lymph nodes , He has an excercise sheet from hospital to do every day but no idea how many times a day he has to do them ,
Hi all, My husband has been staged today T4 N2b M0 He also had a back of the tongue biopsy. reading the staging on Macmillan has given us an idea (T4 not being great) but N2b has one source saying cancer nodes on one side but another saying both...
After surgery at the end of January, I’ve just started 6 weeks of radiotherapy to neck and throat. I’m 4 days in. I was really anxious and panicky about the mask and still hate it but with the support of the hospital staff doing relaxation exercises I...
Hi all, Has anyone else had a suspected blood clot during chemo and radiotherapy? I am in Week 3 of 7 and I got a dull pain and slight swelling in my forearm. Oncology sent me off to get it checked in A&E. My D-DIMER blood test was very positive ...
Hi, found a lump in neck & after biopsy diagnosed 3rd Jan as cancer. Tonsillectomy is 14th Feb but no word if removing neck lump or when radio begins. Is it normal to wait this long for treatment. I’m sick with worry.
I’ve had 6 radio & 1 chemo so far & today is worst day ever feeling sick, wretching & just feeling like I can’t do anything. Have to go for another radio in an hours time & just don’t know how I’ll be able to manage the mask with feeling so sick. Any...
