Hi Everyone , just wanted to ask if anybody knows if you can have a course of rt a few after you have had a course. My hubby had mandibular 2 years ago and had surgery and 6 weeks of rt. Just recently hes consultant has found something she wasnt happy...
My throat seems to be getting progressively worse. I am 7 months post treatment and have been told I am taking longer than usual to heal. Im so worried about my throat as something has changed and I'm in terrible pain. I do have an mri on Monday and dreading...
Further to my last post, I thought I would let you know next steps following my right sided selective neck dissection and resection of of the right submandibular gland done early April. The reason I had an MRI done at this stage in my recovery was at...
Hi everyone and hello. I have a small lump just below my jaw, where it attaches to the skull. It’s not painful, but the back of my neck is constantly sore. I also have a mild sore throat that I can’t shift. I have spoken to my GP’s secretary who informs...
Hi there. My husband had cancer of floor of mouth in Spring 2021. He had surgery to remove the tumour, reconstruction of floor of mouth using flesh from his neck area, a neck dissection and then 34 sessions of radiotherapy. A month later, a second tumour...
Hi, Firstly, I want to say thank you to everyone that posts on this forum it has been invaluable so far in helping me aupport my partner who was diagnosed back in March. We are in week 5 of treatment and it is rough - loss of taste, appetite, horrendous...
Hi I hope its ok to ask a few questions here. I havent been diagnosed yet but showing very worrying symptoms. I dont know where else to turn. I see my gp on friday, its been a nightmare to try and get a face to face with a doctor. Im male 51, never...
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Hi all, my husband is coming to the end of his radiotherapy ( 33 sessions for salivary gland cancer). As it is coming to the end, I’m feeling really anxious about what is next. I guess I have been focussing on getting him through surgery and treatment...
Has anyone successfully used a nebuliser to thin out the gloopy secretions following treatment please?
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