Hi, I had a denture fitted last May. Seemed like a good fit but I became aware of a pointed tooth rubbing on my tongue. Put up with this for a few weeks as the dentist said that dentures took time to get used to and could be painful - any problems...
Hello Had radiotherapy and x2 cistplatin over a period of 6 weeks finished 17th December and started adjuvent chemo cistplatin and 5fu 5 days ago oncologist suggest 3 cycles My mouth is really painful ulcerated lips sore my throat feels worse than...
Hello, not really sure how or where to start as never used anything like this before but am now at a point where i dont know what else to do. I am 41, eldest one of 4 siblings and part of a close family. Dad (64 now) diagnosed in april 21 with mouth and...
Dear all, I am post-surgery by 16 months after having 40% of my tongue removed and replaced by a free flap from my forearm, with microvascular surgery. Up until two weeks ago, the flap has remained very pink, almost a similar colour to the remainder of...
Hi everyone just wondering what others experiences are: 4 weeks ago I had left maxillectomy with reconstruction with forearm flap,neck dissection and tracheostomy. Im 52 yrs old prev fit and well but struggling with pain. Im on regular paracetamol...
Hi, I've got my ENT appointment on Friday, I decided to go private to speed up the process. Hopefully the Consultant will send the papers off to where ever so I can get the ball rolling. Anyway, back to my question. It's the radiation that really bothers...
This is an excellent booklet from the Mouth Cancer Foundation if anybody is interested https://www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mouth-cancer-foundation-handbook.pdf
Hi can anyone share their experiences of reducing the dosage on the Fentanyl patch from 100. The patches don't seem to be helping my pain and are giving me chronic constipation! Thanks
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed on 17th December qith HPV16+ Ihad surgery to remove left tonsil on 1st December. CT scan has confirmed it hasn't spred but surgen wasn't able to remove it all. I have a meetinfg tomorrow qoth multi agency team, dietitian...
Hello I am just over 2 years post treatment for HnN cancer of unknown primary. My bloods came back slightly elevated for my Thyroid , so the GP has put me on levothyroxine. last september.. The blood figure came down but not as much as she wanted, so...
