Hi. Got diagnosed with tongue cancer 5 weeks ago. Since then have had MRi and CT. Xray and bloods. Got a call yesterday for pre op in 2 weeks but haven't heard from a doctor or anyone to know what they are going to do and what the results of the scan...
Hi All you lovely people I got diagnosed with tonsil primary and lymph node secondary cancer at the beginning of June (HPV).I I am aged 55. I have completed 30 sessions of radiotherapy and 3 out of 6 chemo. However I spent the last 2 weeks in hospital...
Hello, anyone experience jawbone death following treatment? My husband has jaw death. His jaw is fractured and he is not well enough to go under general anaesthetic to fix it. Wondering if anyone else is living with a broken jaw and how they cope.
I have an appointment on Friday as my biopsy results are back. Its a different hospital and different consultant. Its in the Maxillofacial unit. I'm scared stiff but will update you all afterwards x
Hi folks. I've had biopsies taken from my tongue, tonsils and nasal space this afternoon. My vocal chords looked OK. The consultant came to see me before I came home. The results of the lymph node show that I do have cancer unfortunately. They need to...
Had scan results yesterday not what I was hoping, I have 2 new lumps at base of tongue he can't see if they are cancer or not, so now waiting to hear what's going to happen out of 2 scenarios, 1 is having biopsies taken from them, 2 is having them cut...
Had maxillectomy done last week have plate screwed in and my nose is severely blocked constantly I can sit and blow it and gunk comes out all the time it NEVER clears. I tried this afternoon to clear it and blew it for 3 hours straight and I never stopped...
I had to come back and visit this site which at one point was a lifeline for me in the early hours of the morning when I was completely overtook by anxiety regarding my diagnosis and long-term prognosis. I just wanted to come back and say that I am...
I'm having a RIG fitted next Monday. I have seen the dietician who has gone through everything with me. However, I am very concerned about the amount of sugar in these feeds. She says there no real way around it and it will have to be monitored. I saw...
Hi its me again. I had the Pet-Ct on Thursday and two biopsies were taken from my neck lump on Friday. The radiographer said the lump is very large and it appears to be a lymph node that has become necrotic. There may not have been enough cells iin the...
