Hi to all, Hope it’s ok to post without a confirmed diagnosis. I’ll start by saying I am 42 and have had a hiatus hernia diagnosis since I was early 20’s. I get a sore throat pretty often and always put this down to GERD as my hernia is pretty bad...
Hi all. I will need to invest in artificial saliva, can be spray, can be gel, will also buy lozenges, don't mind as long as it will work. I have checked and there are few brands available. As I will pay for it myself I would like to know which one...
Hi there ,I posted before about having a lip biopsy for a dark patch on lower lip. It came back as benign hyper pigmentation. Very soon after I developed another dark patch under the first scar. Now I have pain in my lip ,everytime I apply lipstick I...
My husband had a balloon gastrostomy fitted in February this year after surgery for mouth cancer and following radiotherapy is still using it for all his major feed and medications. He has had numerous infections around the site and over granulation several...
Hi all I’m now just over 9 weeks post CRT treatment for hpv+ tonsil cancer. I’ve been managing to eat from week 3 and been doing well. However, I’m now struggling to find foods that I can eat that I enjoy. The novelty of soups, fish pie, cottage pie...
Hi all. Finished 7 weeks radiotherapy for thyroid cancer on 12th of July. I feel very well, started to eat solid foods, literally a piece of meat with potatoes yesterday. Although it took me longer than my family I still count it as a victory. ...
Hi all. Just going into 4th week of bilateral radiotherapy and chemotherapy for throat and neck. The whole treatment to date has been alongside severe flare up of sciatica, which is being managed with nerve blockers but the throat pain has ramped...
Hi Just found this forum which has been very helpful already. Long story short: persistent sore throat for several months + feeling of something stuck in back of throat. After 3 consultant visits and a negative MRI, I finally pushed hard enough to...
***. Update to below is that after asking for a thyroid check (it was advised after initial blood tests in October) 10 days ago and told it was not necessary, I asked my cns this week to request one - GP then called me urgently to say my thyroid was dangerously...
Hi all, so today’s issue seems to be my mouth constantly filling with thick creamy foam like saliva. This has been going on a few days but seems worse today. I have to constantly spit it out from morning to night. Just wondering if anyone else had this...
