My partner had his rig fitted yesterday & came home last night, although he had a few stomach cramps he was fine. This morning he had radiotherapy & again was fine. This afternoon was a different story, he was doubled up in pain, the nurse came out as...
Hi My name is Jo and I am not really coping. Just over 3 years ago I approached my doctor thinking I had an ulcer on my gum. Turns out it was tongue cancer. It all happened just as coronaviris lockdown started for the first time. I had the surgery and...
This is a short, but interesting, read about some advances in delivering radiotherapy in H&N cancers New ‘ATS-lite’ radiotherapy treatment quicker and more robust | UK Healthcare News (nationalhealthexecutive.com)
Hello everyone My NPC is in remission, but liver metastases were found. Underwent GemCarbo chemotherapy, liver tumours had shrunk enough for a liver resection. However, the resection operation was interrupted as portal lymph nodes involvement seen...
Hi All, sorry for so many posts! 5 weeks ago, i was on 25mcg fentanyl, and 40ml morphine - i didnt feel i needed it anymore so told my consultant i was going to get off the fentanyl first then the morphine I used the 12.5mcg patch for 9 days, then...
Hi everyone, I just wondered if anyone could share any similar experiences as I am currently waiting for surgery for a tumour, currently treating as benign but has indicators of malignancy that will be confirmed after surgery. Think like many diagnosis...
Over the past few RT sessions the team have struggled with my pre therapy scan , having to repeat and adjust. Yesterday a total of 4 times. Today the hospital called me to say they are arranging a new mask fitting . The relayed message from my Doctor...
My mum has recently been told the cancer she has fought for 7 years is back and is terminal. I don't know how to handle this as she's not ready to go and we're not ready to loose her. She's suffered so much during and after treatment now this diagnosis...
Hi there, I asked about thick mucus on here last time after radiotherapy to throat. Now it seems to have changed to watery saliva which is excessive and literally spills out of my mouth as soon as I open it and I feel as though I’m constantly drooling...
Been a long day! Had 6 hour cisplatin chemotherapy followed by my first RT session. Feeling ok but wary that side effects could kick in anytime??? The rest of this week is RT with a 2nd chemo on the Monday of week 4. The mask was very snug, especially...
