Hi all. We are just past our 1st year anniversary since surgery, but feeling a bit lost and unguided again with my wife's tracheostomy following tongue cancer and neck dissection to remove lymph glands you may remember the posts I put on last year and...
Hello everyone, I’ve had a feeling of something stuck in my throat for 2 months now. I had a scope done 2 weeks ago. The ENT consultant wrote saying “vocal cord leukoplakia.” I’m due for a biopsy in 2 weeks. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated...
Hello all, I wanted to provide an update following my last post introducing myself. I met with my consultant last week and, although they have a suspicion that my right tonsil is the primary site, they aren’t 100% sure and want to put me under next...
hi everyone, i am a very concerned sister, just praying for someone to point us in the right direction. Back in January, my brother in law was diagnosed with tonsil cancer and it was in his nodes and after much messing about with cancelled appointments...
Hi just wee bit of advice again. I seem to ask all the time. Ten weeks post-op RT. Throat sore again. Hadn't been sore for ages. At night I have to raise my head up on lots of pillows which I have done since head neck dissection plus feel less swollen...
Was wondering if anyone attending the head and neck conference in Sheffield in November. Its run by the swallows charity . I'm attending. It seems very good . It's on for two days. There is no head and neck support group in northern Ireland and I really...
Hi Again all, My wife is Romanian and I'm English- Married 10 years now, just wondered if there were any Romanians on here who have been through similar treatment. She is really struggling post treatment and I think it would just be nice if she had...
Hi all Me again! I noticed my voice wasn’t normal today and throat was a little sore, when I got home I looked in my throat and I noticed 2 white spots that I’ve not seen before, I’m pretty sure it’s not thrush as I have no other symptoms, any ideas...
Hello , my dad has had a massive lump in his neck for a good few months and it’s slowly gotten bigger and it’s on his back now and he cannot move his left arm , also can’t swallow . He’s been diagnosed with SCC and is waiting for an appointment with the...
Hi just wondering if anyone who had tongue cancer feel their speech was slightly affected after RT. I'm 9 weeks post RT now and feel it hard speaking sometimes and sore as I feel my tongue is so swollen in my mouth and my cheek on the RT side swollen...
