Hi I have finished treatment for tonsil cancer 3 months ago. I am extremely grateful for the treatment but am struggling with depression, it kind of comes in waves. I miss the old me and am not sure about the new me, I was never depressed previously...
Im In a difficult situation where I still have a close relationship with an X partner who has just been diagnosed with head and neck cancer , we have known each other 14 years . We see each other often each week.. He also has a long term x partner that...
Hi.i am now six weeks into recovery after 6 weeks of chemoradiotherapy ,before the treatment i had 5 teeth removed including my wisdom teeth 2 days after they expected me to have the rest of my teeth cleaned but my mouth was too sore . The appointment...
Recently had squamous cell cancer removed from inside my mouth..grafted flap ,neck dissection and lymph node removal and tracheostomy. Finding it hard now after RT and chemo, pain still remains in face , not got full control of swallow so everything is...
Hey all, I’m new here and wanted to intro myself. I’m 11 weeks post op (secondary lymph node removal and partial removal of my tongue via TORS) and I’m just 2 weeks out of hospital . Unfortunately, I had a catastrophic bleed which led a cardiac...
Hello everyone, this is my 1st post. I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer (T4N1 P16 positive) in Oct 25 and completed treatment in Dec 25. I was floored by the treatment, never expecting the side effects to be so brutal. I had chemo-radiotherapy followed...
Hi all my husband finished treatment October 31st still only on shakes but recently has started with nausea again. It seems the more energy he gets the worse it is! He struggled before with nausea during chemo but medication was causing severe constipation...
Hi all ,been on here a few weeks now , reading everyone's posts. Wrote a long bio on how I've got to this point. But long story short after being misdiagnosed for months , ive now been diagnosed with t4a hpv+. Absolutely devastated. Surgery isn't an...
Husband finished treatment for heck/month cancer 2 weeks ago, 35 radiotherapy sessions and 10 chemo's over 9 weeks. He hasn't eaten 'food; since December 18th, and has, of course, lost so much weight (28 kilos). he is trying with food but the closest...
Hi All , Not sure what to type ? Not used to forums, chat rooms etc . My wife is still in hospital four weeks after surgery for grade 4 tongue cancer which had spread to her Lymph nodes . She has had a Pec major reconstruction of her tongue as her forearm...
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