Hello I’m 44 recently diagnosed with cancer. I thought I’d be able to handle everything. Kids are grown out of on their own I’m divorced. I’m starting to fill overwhelmed and alone. I never thought I’d be diagnosed with such a disease. Thank you for the...
Good Evening, I had a rare kind of salivary gland cancer three years ago which required two surgeries. I didn't heal well and my surgeon says the scarring is the worst he's ever seen. I have nerve damage too which means I can't chew food and am in pain...
I was in alot of pain yesterday so a called 111 it was 2.10am before someone got back to me and they were want me to go in a had no way of getting there at that time so I just assumed if a cou6get some pain relief and a got told a would get deyhdracodine...
A got a biopsy last Wednesday the 15 and my mouth is still sore I got dihydrocodeine with didn't help the pain a phoned 111 and got put on naproxen and my throat and tongue is still sore is it worth phoning 111 again and asking for something strange ...
Hi everyone. 7 weeks ago, I had a mandibulectomy with a fibula free flap reconstruction to del with a stage 4 SCC along with a neck dissection. The surgery went well and my recovery has been good. Still frustrated that my speech isn’t 100% back to...
Hi , My husband just found out his PET scan results yesterday following chemoradiation for base of tongue Hpv 16 +ve scc cancer with cervical lymph nodes involved too. While we are delighted that his tongue showed no cancer he has a lymph node which has...
I got another biopsy on wednesday the 15 of October at 8 in morning and I was on morpine for the 2 days in hospital all was well when a was discharged on Thursday t time the gave me dihydrocodeine and paracetamol but the pain was to much so I phoned 111...
Hi, my partner was recently treated for hpv left tonsil cancer which had spread to his left lymph node, 6cm. He completed chemo/radio treatment for 6 weeks and they gave him a full PET scan at 12 weeks. He then received a letter to say they were happy...
I had my hospital appointment yesterday and it was no surprise to be told I have jawbone cancer. However it was then a shock to be told that they don't yet know what sort of jawbone cancer it is, but they think it is probably jawbone sarcoma. Apparently...
Hello I have come back on this site to see if there is someone who has developed osteoradionecrosis of the jaw. Mine has developed very slowly over the last 2 years and I am now in constant pain. It is difficult to eat and sleep and my quality of life...
