My husband needs to have laryngoscopy every 3 months then once per year post op HPV POS 16 oropharynx cancer treatment. Has anyone experienced this after their head and neck treatment? I’m not sure what they are checking this for. Maybe due to it being...
Hello looking for some advice for my lovely husband. He finished 35 radiotherapy plus 2 chemo six weeks ago for base of tongue and lymph node. He’s not doing too well with his mouth exercises. The exercises make him gag and feel sick for quite some time...
Hi everyone, just a quick question, 20 weeks + post treatment and my tongue and throat seem more oversensitive on the side where most treatment was .the other side seems normal apart from lack of saliva. Is this something I'll have to live with or will...
My husband never stops thinking about cancer coming back, been over a year now since chemo and radiation, 7 months since neck dissection. Sometimes he has pain in his neck and he thinks it’s back. So far scans were good, another one is in June. This makes...
Hi, I'm now 6 months post radiotherapy and have lost hearing in my ear due to radiotherapy being around my ear. I'm struggling. I'm a teacher in my 30s and ENT first said it was an infection and then was told I was fine. Then told I would get grommets...
Hi , 8 weeks since chemoradiation treatment for HPV cancer base of tongue , have developed lymphedema almost over night, an already sore throat swollen in morning, hard to swallow then when it eases as day goes on get a turkey neck, any body experienced...
Hi all, My husband is due to start week 3 (of 6) of radiotherapy tomorrow for cancer of the salivary gland. He has just started to develop sores and ulcers and I wondered if anyone had any tips for helping with them. He is doing the mouth rinses with...
Hello! Everyone has been so helpful on this site and I truly appreciate it! I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when I was 16 and with SCC deep in my gum and into my jaw at 59. I asked my doctor why she thought this happened and she said Crohn’s could...
My husband has his last post treatment appt in 4/11. He had a good report and dr wants to see him back for follow up on July. His bloodwork from April showed he’s still anemic and thyroid was off some but dr said all this is normal following treatment...
Has anyone been in this situation? Pet scan looks like bowel cancer,how long after treatment (radiotherapy only) would they normal operation to remove the mass ? Any information gratefully received.
