Good morning all, I've just completed my second week of six of weekly Chemo and daily radiotherapy. Yesterday was the first day that my mouth no longer has the ability to taste anything other than salt and metal, even when I eat sweet stuff. I'm pretty...
Hi I am a newbie and joined because my husband was diagnosed with throat cancer at the New Year. He had a lesion on his vocal chord which was stage T1. He was given a 95% chance of success rate of surviving. He had radiotherapy in February and finished...
Hi. My name's Ian .in 2019. I had part of thyroid remove due to cancer.and on 9th November this year I did six weeks of radiotherapy.on my throat . plus time in hospital and Ng feeding tube fitted ..I've lost over a stone in . weight .the question is...
My hubby has squamous cell carcinoma in his left tonsil with secondary in his neck (a lump) he’s opted not to have surgery but to have radiotherapy and chemo instead. 6 weeks of radiotherapy, 30 sessions and 6 weeks of chemo, once a week. he is determined...
Hi everyone, recently diagnosed with Tongue Cancer T4N2M0 six weeks of Radiotherapy and chemo commence on 3/1/22. PEG to be inserted this week. Having had my full dental check before my treatment plan begins, the dentist has advised me not to use...
Hi all, had a really rough week, kids are off school and Iv been so sore with my neck tumours and there just constantly leaking Iv had a reaction to all the dressings so now I just used a non stick pad with a bandage, my cough seems to have got worse...
Hi all. I've spent the last month reducing 4 different pain meds and patch to just Paracetamol a couple of times a day. I still have a dull pain in the treated area, tongue stretch and throat but not significant. Is this normal considering the withdrawal...
Hi all, did anyone else find themselves being sick daily due to the mucus that builds in the mouth and stomach? I’ve just completed my 30 radiotherapy treatments yesterday and since Wednesday I have been sick every day, always later in the afternoon or...
I was diagnosed with nasal cancer on the 7th of December after a biopsy, I’ve since had ct scans and mri to check neck as well. Tomorrow I go for results and plan of action. I’m aware this is a rare cancer and am hoping to find people on here who have...
Base of tongue cancer, neck lymph nodes. Treatment finished 16 months ago wanted to know does anyone else suffer with sore gums? Keep getting blood blisters on gums which end up very sore. I assume it’s not having any saliva any advice.
