Hi everyone, hope you are all doing ok. An update I saw my oncologist and his team yesterday and we discussed my course of treatment for squamous Cell Carcinoma 16 positive HPV in 3cm lymph node left side neck and primary site left side tongue base. ...
New to this forum. My husband was recently diagnosed with tongue cancer which is also in lymph nodes in neck. He is due to have long operation (10-12 hours) next week where they will remove half of tongue, do tongue reconstruction, remove lymph nodes...
Hi My partner is almost 9 months post chemo radiation and the fatigue has set in again. He is having to nap every day which is not like him. It worries me because this was a symptom he had before we knew it was cancer. Is it normal this far out of treatment...
Hi There, I've been previously looking at the Esophageal cancer forum, but most people there have the tumor further down towards their stomach. My husbands tumor was borderline 'head and neck' or' Esophageal' but I can see many more similarities here...
Good Afternoon , Can someone tell me if Oral and Maxillo Facial will help my hubby out with false teeth. He had mandibular cancer last year and obviously because of having the jaw reconstructed he only has teeth on one side of he's mouth. He doesn't...
Hello, im new to this group and finding it very difficult to navigate. I have an I extremely dry mouth and am getting more depressed by the day as I’m finding it impossible to eat anything. Can anyone give me any advice please as I’m at my wits...
My husband is having a PEG feeding tube fitted on Thursday and staying overnight in the hospital. The hospital is an hour a way. He doesn't want me to drive him and pick him up as the hospital is horrible to get to. He wants to drive himself. I'm not...
Hi guys im 5 weeks post radiotherapy ive had trismus in the jaw for a few months now but after radiothetapy ive managed to get my mouth opening to improve and ive been doing the lollypop sticks exercise everyday . Ive developed lymphedema under my neck...
Hello all. Completed carbon-ion therapy late April for my 4th recurrence. While waiting for the MRI follow up I felt something was not right and advanced the whole thing. They found growths in back of my throat, in a bone in my ear, many in my neck...
So here we are ready to start my first cycle of treatment. Positive and apprehensive all in one, waiting for my transport to arrive to kick off the process. Chemo and radiotherapy today so expecting a long day so packed a snack box and drinks to keep...
