Hi I am really at the end of my tether. I was diagnosed with 5cm growth onTonsill and affecting 5 lymph nodes. I have completed 32 sessions of radiotherapy and 6 chemotherapies. Since last week the doctors are unable to get the pain under control. They...
Hi, I am popping by for some advice please. My Dad was diagnosed last year with cancer of the salivary gland and neck lymph nodes. He underwent a radical parotidectomy and neck dissection in October and is now in week 6 of radiation treatment. 4 days...
Hi again everyone, sorry, haven't visited here in a while it's been a busy couple of months. Started Pembrolizumab on 7th December so I've had 2 rounds so far, third one is due next week. So far it's been non problematic, hardly any side effects apart...
Hi Everyone, My name is Dawn, I used to come on here years ago. When my partner got diagnosed with stage 2 throat cancer, and eventually got radiotheraphy treatment for it. And with all the ups and downs of the cancer diagnoses and treatment etc. You...
So I finished my treatment on 9th April last year. I’ve had 2 mri scans and my follow up appointments are every 6 weeks. I’m clear. im so scared it’s going to come back ! I’m glad it worked but can’t help but feel overwhelmed with worry. I am back...
Hello My husband has finally managed to tolerate feeds through his rig, thank you for all the advice. He has asked me to ask when people where able to eat after treatment and what were the first foods they tried. He is 4 weeks post radiotherapy and...
Hey all, I had my 1st chemo yesterday for tonsil cancer - the 1st of 7, and my 1st 2 sessions of RT. I expected to feel rough but wow! I have 3 different anti-sickness meds which are just about keeping it at bay but I have no appetite and I don't think...
Not the best news at this time of year but I am back on the roller coaster of treatment for my mouth cancer related to the lichen planus that I have had since I was in my 40’s. I have already had 2 operations one in 2013 and one in 2019 with radiotherapy...
Hi this is my first time posting, just wondering if anyone else is having trouble with there partner being angry? My husband has stage 3 throat cancer and has just finished treatment last Friday. He is not in a good place and seems to be taking it out...
Tonsil cancer? Didn’t even know that that was a “thing”, sounds a bit too much like toenail cancer. However, on New Year’s Eve 2018, I was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsil (just the one, on the left). A bit about myself – I am male, last time I looked...
