I’ve been diagnosed with squamous cell oropharyngeal cancer HPV16. It’s spread to the lymph nodes in my neck but no further. I’ve had an MRI, PET scan and various biopsies but they haven’t been able to find the primary site. I’m now due to have a Tonsillectomy...
When ur down and pukey and you need some love and care and nothing, nothing is staying down Bloody hell I have a warped sense of humour. First chemo was Monday and I think it’s Thursday night. Cisplatin stuff. Was doing no too bad until I got...
Over 13 weeks ago, I discovered a lump in my neck 3cm x 3cm can’t have been there long. The next day was put on a 2 week referal. Less than 5 weeks later I’m in the consultants office for biopsy results. He told me he’s pretty sure I have squamous cell...
I am due to commences chemotherapy and radiotherapy and have been informed that I should consider having a feeding tube because I am likely to become so sore. It seems that the RIG is preferred but I’m told that in order to insert a pipe has to be passed...
Hi Everyone....me AGAIN lol but I absolutely know you will have some good advice for me in this. Well I am here midway through week 5 doing ok. I have started to feel the treatment talking it's effect on my neck it is red, the skin feels tight and I am...
Hi everyone well I have got to the end of week 4, 20 radiotherapy treatments done and 2 chemo, there were times I didn't think I would get through it...but here I am as everyone said it has been...and will continue to be hard but is manageable! What I...
Hello, my name is Jackie I’m the wife of Mark for 32 years who was diognosed early October. He has a base of mouth tumour, under tongue, back of tongue and in the lymph gland..We were shocked and very naive of these types of cancer thinking this was only...
Hello all 2 weeks ago I finished 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy & weekly chemo, and was given an NG tube weeks as I was suffering badly with nausea & vomiting - unable to keep anything down. I haven't been eating at all for 2 weeks, just having overnight...
That's a catching heading eh! A quick update to say thank you to everyone for your advice. I am now on stronger sickness medication and although the phlegm is the same it is not making me nauseous as previously so I feel so much better. These small changes...
Hi all, just a little update for anybody interested, and me to look back on! Week 2 - nothing much to report other than everything tasted vile...still does! Things I learnt for me...do not use seasoning /condiments, they taste like poison. Eat different...
