Hi all, Thanks for all the helpful comments on my last post about my bad patch, especially re food. I spoke to my Macmillan nurse and to a dietician yesterday, and told them all the details of my current food aversion and I've got a referral to a clinical...
I have already had Bilateral Tonsillectomy and Neck Dissection Both Tonsils Negative, 41 Lymph nodes Neg , I node very Low Grade Malignancy and still in its Capsule, it has taken quite a long time to get onto 2 Week Pathway because all investigations...
Hi, I am just wondering if anyone can give me a heads up. I am awaiting radiotherapy treatment. I have my mask being made this week. Can anyone give me a heads up on what to expect with radiotherapy? I am having it on both sides of my neck and on my...
Hi everyone, Been using durophat toothpaste for 3 weeks now , not sure but seem to think it's had a effect on my tongue ,strange taste in mouth. Anyone else get this problem prior to treatment starting? My treatment starts on Monday 28th 2 chemo...
You can teach an old dog new tricks!! At my routine follow-up I was talking to my Dr about the issue many of us have; that of losing taste part way through eating something. The example I used was eating sticky toffee pudding, having 2 mouthfuls then...
Hi, I am new to the group so hello all. I was diagnosed with throat cancer in March but after intensive chemoradion treatment the cancer is in remmission. About 4 weeks ago I noticed a small protusion in my lower gum which I assumed was a new tooth. I...
Hi all, My 74y/o mother was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2022. She had a surgery to remove a portion of her tongue, we got the all clear... until it came back late last year. Well, in May, she went under to have a pretty large operation that...
Hello everyone, I'm a bit worried about how I'm feeling. I'm going to speak to my Macmillan nurse soon, but I appreciate any thoughts or experience you might have. I've had a cold for 3 weeks and my nose is blocked, so I'm mouth breathing and waking...
Hi was wondering if anyone experienced this. I'm 19 weeks post RT now. Had head neck dissection and stage one cancer cut from my tongue. No lymphnodes spread. My question is I get a lot of water blisters on my tongue but have never had any sores on my...
My dad was dx with SCC, HPV+ of tonsil in 2019, had modified neck dissection, TORS of both tonsils with wide margin on right affected tonsil. He was T1N1 with only pos. node on neck dx. Radiation to area, PET 3 months later showed mets to lung. Had Keytruda...
