Hi everyone I am looking for ways to support my sister - 10 weeks after chemo and radio. She has an NG tube and had started food trials. After 3 weeks of an upset stomach, she still has stomach pain and cant ring herself to eat or drink. Back to the...
Hi Everyone, I have finally found the courage to come onto this forum . I had a 2.5cm lump on the left side of my neck and have been told after having an ultrasound with fine needle aspiration that they found squamous Cell Carcinoma 16 positive HPV...
hello, i finally finished the treatment last week, but i still have a cancerous node left and haven't been told what is going to happen next, i wanted to know has anyone had any experience of using a nebuliser? is it worth trying to get one from my...
Hi all, my partner (29m) has been struggling with a hoarse voice, excess phlegm and has a swollen throat. He got an endoscopy through the NHS in the summer which showed clear and he was diagnosed with silent reflux and given medication. Nothing worked...
hello, i just wanted to share my horrible experience this week, i had the feeding tube fitted on monday, after 4 hours the surgeon came to see me and said "don't worry, you'll be up and about by tomorrow"!!!!!??????wtf???????? they booked me a taxi...
My husband was diagnosed with HPV16 cancer in his left tonsil which had spread to his lymph node in the left side of the neck. 9 days ago he completed 30 rounds of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of chemo. Since the treatment stopped he has been suffering...
Hi, wondered if anyone could give some support or advice I have had a really sore throat for a few months now and a swollen lymph node in my neck. Had three sets of anti biotics for tonsillitis but don’t think it had ever been tonsilitis. Anyway after...
Hi I have some black spots under my Tongue. My Doctor has seen them and is unsure of what they are but has given me some Mouth Wash to use. If they are still there in 2 weeks he is going to refer me to an Oral Surgeon. I suffer from severe anxiety and...
My husband had treatment for scc p16 T4aN2cM0 bot at the end of sept 2022 . He had developed a small lesion on his neck he feels it’s where his lymphnode biopsy was . Within 11 weeks I had managed to convince ent to excise it . The result is scc stage...
I just feel sometimes that the doctor /specialist have written my husband off it’s very frustrating not knowing how long or wat stage everyone looks at me so pitiful
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