Had my phone call from Dental Hospital, said the dental ct cone showed 2 bony fragments and said I could have surgical procedure to wash out and clean the gum. Tooth loose, inflammation around it but leaving it until it becomes too problematic. It’s a...
Hello! I'm 28 yo woman (never drink or smoke) who recently noticed a huge problem with oropharynx. It started may be in 16-17 of February this year; I noticed some weird pain between left side of my base of tongue, pharynx and...idk how to name it, a...
I am now not able to have radiotherapy unless a trachestomy is performed tumour too big blocking airway and radiotherapy would make it worse now palliative care wasted time since December utterly devastated
Sorry I cd not find an answer to this in my research. But why is it that my first bite of some foods taste good and then the subsequent bites the taste disappears and has less flavor?
Just been told today that I have squamous cell cancer in the base of my tongue. I'm still in shock as its been 4-5 weeks of testing. I am told this is very treatable as its in one place and not spread so far. the next stage is to see if I need any...
Can someone interpret top part?what do the letters mean?
I’m halfway through my six weeks of radiotherapy for SCC left tonsil and left lymph nodes. I was warned that my sense of taste would be off, and I haven’t tasted food properly since week two, but recently I’ve developed this revolting taste in my mouth...
I’m not getting satisfactory answers from the drs. has anyone had this? My husband completed ,chemo and radiation last month. We are waiting now for pet scan in April. The unknown primary is worrying me. Drs say it has to be in the oropharynx are but...
For those of you that were hpv associated, was your post treatment scan clear the first time or did you have to have repeat scans to verify all was clear?
First of all I’m sorry for all the questions but I have a question regarding the cure rate for head and neck they say it’s 90% cure rate but are they saying this type of HPV will not come back?
