Hi everyone, what creams did you use during radiotherapy and did you start using it before treatment too ? Oncologist suggested Aveno but I’ve heard someone mention Aloe Vera gel , what’s worked for you ?
my partner finished his treatment last July where he had 6 weeks off radiotherapy and chemotherapy, he has stage 4 , he has serve nerve damage on both his legs and doctors said that it’s quite normal for patients to get that and he offered to upped his...
Hi! I'm 13 months post RT for tongue cancer and have also had chemo for lymphoma ending 2 months ago. My question is - has anyone still been suffering from ulcers or other raised lumps on the tongue so far after treatment? I am worried the cancer...
Hi there I have just received my appointment letter to go for my first ultrasound after treatment has finished, I was just wondering how long roughly do you have to wait on results.
Hi All I had a case of food poisoning last thursday, i threw up maybe 5 times over 24 hours. That's all calmed down now, but i had the worlds biggest ulcer on the roof of my throat the next day ..the first ulcer i have had in months!! It feels like...
Hi all, I have just joined today, just really looking for advice on my recent surgery to remove a tumor on the back of my tongue, plus a neck dissection to remove any glands, it may have spread to. Surgery was on the 6th April 2022 and all seemed to go...
Hi, This is my first post. My Dad had surgery for laryngeal cancer on Tuesday, This last week has been an absolute whirlwind which I am sure sadly you can relate to. I feel like I have to be the strong one to support my mum and lighten as much as I...
Hi, I am 29, Female. I had a lump cut out of my cheek on the 15th of March, I was in yesterday for my results which was given as a salivary gland cancer. Which hit my like a bus and I did not expect. I had no other symptoms other than a hard lump which...
Hi All I met with MDT team today ... whilst sat waiting for my appointment, my phone rang and it was the hospital ,( that I am sat in lol) wanting to book my mask fitting... so this is now booked for next Wednesday followed immediately by a CT scan...
Hi , just back from oncologist, been told that it is rare rare cancer and outcomes are poor. any advice please
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