Hi, I'm currently undergoing treatment for tonsil cancer - T2N1M0. Treatment plan is 6 weeks radiotherapy and 2 cycles of chemotherapy. Due to pre-existing mild tinnitus the chemo is Carboplatin at 5AUC weeks 1 and weeks 5. I'm currently at the start...
Hi im new to this forum. I have been diagnosed with tongue cancer and have been offered surgery as treatment including reconstructive tongue flap. The surgeon said I could opt to have a full neck dissection on one side or go out of area for a scan and...
Hi all, o have messaged on here before when I first got tonsil cancer. i have now had the tonsils out and the tumor out, 27jan.’ then on the 17th March I went back in to have a neck dissection and bit into throat again to get clear margins from the...
Backstory: Husband had tonsil cancer, diagnosed 31st October 2023 - treatment started beginning January 2024 - 30 rads and 6 chemos - finished on 14th February 2024. Got the all clear in Summer. Before this and even up until now, he suffers with...
In 2024 I found a small lump in the lower part of my neck. After scans and biopsies I was told it was because of a wobbly tooth which I then had removed. When I went for my final appointment I told the consultant that I had found another larger soft lump...
Hi all…Australian newbie not knowing if she is in the right place or not…I had a bone scan..scintiography? . The report say ? Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw..except I haven’t had any radiation to the neck or face. I have had radiation to the chest wall...
Is it pretty standard the RT stops for bank holidays? My husband will only be in week 2 next week and is obviously missing two days around Easter. He is having a dose on Sat instead. Sure they know what they’re doing, is it similar in most places?
Is anyone currently using the Thor machines / are the accessible in most large hospitals ? I listened to Emma Hallam podcast where she spoke about late effects and side effects being treated with machines but the hospitals seem to only be geared around...
I’m still trying to get information on my persistent neck swelling …..now 5 weeks after bilateral neck dissection , all the nerve/ numbness is still present but I’ve only seen a surgeon briefly an restorative dentist and I’m not sure they’ve gauged how...
Has anyone else tried red light therapy for neck dissection pain relief? I recently bought a portable laser pain relief device on the advice of a mountain climbing coach who also had a radical neck dissection. He recommended another one which was £685...
