Hey everyone I’m currently 13 days post treatment of 6 weeks chemo radiation to my nasopharynx and both sides of neck and I feel the pain is getting more sore?? Is this normal? When can i expect things to start healing and easing up. I’m struggling to...
I’ve been reading and re-reading articles and branches and links from those articles and the links from those articles etc and I’d thought, wrongly, that I had all the information I wanted/needed. im at the stage in the process where I’ve go no symptoms...
Hi everyone By some miracle, a little pressure, a whole load of support and a lorry full of medication, I seem to have almost reached the end of treatment. 7 chemotherapy sessions and 26 radiotherapy endured. Just 4 more radio to the end line. I’ve...
Hi all I am now nearly 4 weeks post treatment of 30 radio and 6 chemo . I thought by now the swelling in throat or related pain would start to subside a bit. Still taking Morphine 40ml and 2 x paracetamol 4 times per 24 hrs . Is this usual to still be...
Hi, last year I had treatment for tonsil cancer which was also in my saliva gland and lymph node. I January I got the news I was hoping for, my mri scan was clear and I felt amazing. Since then I've been starting to worry more and more about it coming...
Hiiii iv done 12 radiotherapy treatments and my mouth is so sore, it burns and stings even with water I have the salt water, aspirin and gel gargles but what else can anyone recommend, struggling to eat even soft foods. my pain relief also hurts...
I'm waiting for a date for my treatment to start. I feel so scared and tired . My whole body hurts with arthritis pain and throat/ear pain. I keep thinking cancer has spread. Just the thought of all the treatment makes me feel awful. Is this normal to...
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer back in Jan and has now completed 30 of his 33 sessions of radiotherapy together with his chemo. He was actually told the full treatment schedule would include 30 sessions and 2 chemotherapy...
I started radiotherapy just over 2 weeks ago, I have had 1 session of chemotherapy and 11 sessions of radiotherapy. I have started with tiredness yesterday and my rig feeding tube is awful. My mouth feels like it’s going to start blistering and the thick...
After surgery for his Rhinectomy and removal of top jaw in September 2017 my husband went on to have 6 weeks of Radiotheraphy he wears an obturator to fill gap where his top palate was at the moment 6 weeks after radiotherapy going ok mucus is lessioning...
