Is it normal to have your taste come and go. Good one day not so good the next? Up and down daily? It’s been almost 3 months since treatment ended any reasons why it changes often? mark is going for his results tomorrow please good thoughts TYIA.
My husband had his scan today and I called to find out how long results would get to us snd she said dr has to review them and we Weill go over them at his appt on the 16th! do you think that if the radiologist or tech saw something of concern on the...
Hi it’s my first time posting. My husband is 52 and was diagnosed with cancer in his neck lymph nodes in December. The doctors couldn’t find the primary cancer but believe it’s in the base of his tongue as there is a lump there. Despite many tests, scans...
So yesterday I was all set for my trachi op and debulking arrived at hospital with husband and daughter checkin was 12.30 all sorted and still terrified was told consultant would come and see me thought common practice he went on to say...
My friends nephew had his post treatment pet scan results yesterday. He needs his voice box removed as treatment didn’t get all the cancer. Ignorant question, but how does this happen ? Doctors discuss treatment and how much is needed . Her nephew is...
Hello everyone, This is my first post and it’s lovely to meet you all. I had surgery in Nov23 for lymphoma in neck, then 2 months of chemo radiation. I had a feeding tube fitted after the surgery but it was removed about a year later. I had been feeling...
Just been for check up still not happy with the check they thought might be healing at 3 month check. PET scan now so worried anyone else been down this path. I feel so well apart from dry mouth and thrush was not what i expected today
Hello! Its me again. Im still worried, cuz I have read many stories in which doctors brushed off patient's symptoms, called them benign...and it turned to be cancer, even in terminal stages. I know, that they're mostly called ulcers benign. So they...
marks instructions say no carbs after dinner. Pretty vague I’ll make sure he has no carbs. Does the kind of carbs matter ? I just want everything to be done correctly before the scan. That wd also include any drinks also. . TYIA
Hi, I'm new here. I'm a youthful ( well I think so !), fit and healthy 69 year old. A few months ago, I noticed a swollen lymph node in my neck. (Turned out there were 2) I've had needle biopsy, punch biopsy, head and neck mri scan and ct scan. My nodes...
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