Hi everyone, New to all this. Got my diagnosis a week ago and have an appointment on Wednesday with consultant where I expect to find out about my treatment. Currently feeling completely lost
I’m new to the group, just wanted to say Hi to you all.
Just been diagnosed with base of tongue malignancy with bilateral neck spread and am waiting now for treatment to start any advice would be appreciated as I have no real idea on what to expect and I understand everybody is different in how they react...
Hi I Hope everyone's getting on as best as possible. Has anyone had a neck dissection and get pains like on the outside of their head etc or headaches. Just want the heads up All the Best Minmax
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hello everyone. i just wanted to say hi to everyone. its 5 years after my laryngectomy operation so i think ive got used to my new life without my voice. i started off with the tru tone electrolarynx. them days was difficult ordering a taxi. i would say...
Hi Would really appreciate any advice or good experiences from fellow sufferers. Only told today SCC found in swollen lymph node in neck. Good news is it’s not spread anywhere else in body according to petscan and chest ct. I’ve been referred to Dr Fleming...
Hi I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer, the treatment was going to be an operation to remove it then radiotherapy, but ive been told the cancer is to large & is right against the main artery in the neck so the operation is to dangerous, so it’s going...
Hello, I'm new here. My partner was diagnosed with tonsil cancer which has spread to his tongue and lymph glands in his neck in July this year. It is HPV16+ He is in the process of undergoing 6 gruelling weeks of radiotherapy. He has just passed the...
First day on here, just joined. My husband has head and neck cancer, done with chemo and radiation, 7 months out. Over two weeks ago he had a neck dissection to get all the cancerous lymph nodes. So he’s recovering from that. Now the dr said he has micro...
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