I have a lip biopsy coming up next week and am very scared. Scared of bleeding ,infection, scarring ,pain and the results! It's only a very small dark patch on my lower lip , doctors think it's benign but I am very worried so they are going ahead with...
Hi. I'm new here. I have mouth and tongue cancer. I've had several operations to mouth and 2 neck dissections, one on each side. I've had chemo and 70 radiation treatments (2 rounds of 35 treatments). I now have a feeding tube. My tongue is swollen and...
Hi. Last week I had a biopsy on a lump on my tonsil pillar and from my tonsil (although I had my tonsils removed when I was 7) When I came round from the anaesthetic the surgeon said the lump was hard? Is that something to worry about? I wasn’t really...
My 20 year old son was diagnosed with the above 10 months. He had tumour removed but they weren't able to get it all. It's a rare cancer for somoone his age, he has a NTRK gene mutation and this is his 2nd time to have cancer and this cancer is not related...
Just diagnosed with the above cancer and informed of the treatment…would really value hearing the good and the bad, as well as if you tried other treatments like targeted therapies instead. Thank you.
I’m due to have surgery next week, as the first part of my treatment, to remove the parotid tumour. I understand to expect pain, but was wondering what pain relief I’ll be given to take home. How long were you in hospital for….and any other advice...
Hi everyone Well I'm writing this from a very nice ward in hospital. Came in at 7am this morning for first part of my treatment neck dissection to remove lymph nodes. Was absolutely petrified but surgeon talked through things really well. 3 hours...
Hello, my husband has base of tongue and lymph node cancer - T4N1M0 and has had 29 out of 35 radiotherapy treatments and 2 out of 3 chemo treatments so far. He is really unwell with it all. Terrible throat pain, coughing up blood in phlegm, dysphagia...
Hi everyone Wondering if anyone can guide me through what to expect after being referred under urgent referral? I have a lesion on the top of my tongue which has been there for around 3/4 years, dentist has sent through 2 previous referrals but I’ve...
I really do everything to try and support my husband since his diagnosis of head and neck HPV positive oropharynx SCC stage one. He has days where he looks like he’s depressed doesn’t wanna talk to me even days where I feel like he doesn’t like me very...
