I have been recently diagnosed with tongue cancer and had surgery. Part of my tongue removed and replaced with radial flap and had neck dissection also all lymph nodes were clear. Post surgery okay, recovering. But horrified about radiotherapy as heard...
Hi, I'm new to this group but having been living (and enjoying living!) with the long term side effects of chemo/radiotherapy treatment I received back in 2017. My main problem at the moment is the tismus, I can only open my mouth the width of 2 fingers...
I had been diagnosed with hpv tonsil cancer. I had both tonsils removed and TORS proceedure done with a neck disection. I have clear margins. I had my first CT scan post surgery and nothing abnormal. I find i am have pressure in my ears, sinus and headaches...
Hi everyone, my husband is starting 6weeks radiotherapy with chemotherapy once a week for 5 weeks on 10th March . As I said earlier I have been struggling badly with his tonsil cancer diagnosis. But abit of a bonus today, had results come through by post...
Hello, my partner has recently been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and is due to start chemoradiotherapy in the next few weeks, I just wondered if the side effects are as bad as I have heard? I am trying not to look on the internet. He can swallow fine...
I'm a member of the Mouth Cancer Foundation Support Group, also a member of a local support group called East Kent Heads Up, which was set up with the help of Macmillan nurses and the support of our local hospital. I have joined partly to see how things...
I’m sure I’ve seen somewhere on the site the answer to this: but can anyone please advise roughly how many sessions it takes for acupuncture to make any significant difference to saliva? I’ve now had 8 sessions. Difficult to assess the magnitude of the...
Morning to everyone in this group waking up today to face another challenge, enjoying the day or dreading it. I probably fall into all three categories. i am on my 4th week of daily radiography and weekly chemo. Sailing through the beginning of last...
Hello all. I will be having a pet/ ct scan in April to see if treatments worked. ( I had chemo and radiation ). I wanted to know if treatment is very successful for hpv head neck scc oropharynx or is there a chance it didn’t work. Just worried and hate...
My swallowing is becoming increasingly difficult and I’ve not even started treatment yet im scared
