Hi looking for any tips on food and drink. I’m 5 weeks into radiotherapy and have NG tube, feeding overnight. I really want to eat and drink but struggling with pretty much all food. Hot chocolate is the only thing that goes down well. Fizzy drinks...
Hi All My husband had a neck lump for a few months and after much nagging from me - he started this journey at the beginning of this year. He has had: 2 x Neck Ultrasound 2 x MRI with contrast 1 x neck biopsy 1 x MRI 1 x PET Scan At first...
Hi everyone, I had my operation just over a year ago to take me jaw out and do me another one out me leg bone,I never knew I had two bones in the bottom of me leg hahahaha well to cut a long story shaft the recovery has been total shit,I’ve never been...
I was first diagnosed with a pleomorphic adenoma on the inside of my right cheek in 1985 which was removed from within the mouth. Ten years later in 1995 I noticed a swelling just underneath my right jaw and after a FNA my right side submandibular salivary...
I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of the right tongue base and tonsil which had also spread to lymph nodes and started treatment 30 radiotherapy and 5 chemotherapy on 21st March. I’ve been sat in the background reading a lot of your comments...
My husband was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsil and 2 adjacent lymph nodes. He was operated on last September. He started 33 sessions of radiotherapy on the 20th December combined with 5 once a week sessions of chemotherapy. By the time he finished...
Hi wondered if anyone can help I have had a second tumour removed from my tongue my mouth area is very swollen has anyone had this and how long did it take before starting to look and normal again thanks .
Hello there everyone I'm not exactly a newbie as I posted to the head and forum in 2013 when I was treated for a white patch on the right hand side of my tongue which turned out to be Leukoplakia with moderate dyspasla. At that time I was 35 years old...
Hi I'm here feeling so scared I can't sleep can't eat and am having bad panic with this I had a sore throat cough cold wit throat clearing and post nasal drip for 3 months.Dr said seasonal eventually he gave me clarithromycin which helped a bit.b.howeve...
My mum has just finished six weeks of radiotherapy to her neck and is suffering with excessive mucus production. Sometimes it's so bad she can't sleep at all. Any suggestions?
