Hi there, My dad was diagnosed with a head and neck cancer (HPV+) with an unknown primary four years ago. He had a radical neck dissection two years ago and it has now come back. He had a surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node a few months ago and...
Good evening everyone. My husband finished treatment in April and then had a neck dissection in August. His shoulder on the side of the dissection is very tight and sore and he thinks he can feel a lump along the top of his shoulder. I can’t feel it but...
I was on here last year about the same time! My husband has vocal cord dysplasia. It was classed as severe and in May he had laser surgery. Today he had biopsies in clinic as, if anything, it looks worse than before surgery. The consultant is blithely...
Hi everyone. Me again!! Day 7 of RT today . I'd like some advice on teeth brushing ,/ mouth wash routine please ,ie what order to do what ? Last night I found my gums very sore using my normal brush ,so I will be going onto my soft one ,supplied...
Hi all, I am going with my mum for her biopsy results tomorrow and just wondered if anyone had a similar experience! She finished her treatment in april for HPV tonsil cancer with 2 node involvement. She has been told that the primary tumor is gone...
Hi everyone Looking into purchasing a portable / hand held nebuliser ready for the mucus problems ,anyone have any preference,I would prefer hand held as less cumbersome. Ideas appreciated Best wishes Mark x
Hi all, New to all this - just wanted to reach out at the moment. My darling husband (we have been married for 4 months) has just been diagnosed with HPV cancer of his right tonsil with a couple of lymph nodes affected which we found out five weeks...
November is Mouth Cancer Awareness month info: https://www.dentalhealth.org/mouthcancer and https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/event/2024-11-01/mouth-cancer-action-month and https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-awareness/mouth-cancer-awareness-month
After my radiation therapy I have some nerve pain just wondering if people have had similar? If you did does it go away or get less intense? I’m waiting to see oncologist and care team but it’s been 10 weeks of pain and when it hits me I can’t even stand...
Hi everyone, Five days on from first chemo and I think side effects have kicked in unless it's the RT ? since chemo I've been constipated until this morning after been given Laxido prescription couple of days ago. Had really dark sloppy poop (sorry...
