Hi all, my husband has been diagnosed with head and neck metastatic cancer and is awaiting treatment. He is currently on morphine and other tablets to help with the pain. Is it normal to sleep all the time?
being diagnosed seems to be bringing many awful memories to the surface, regarding my experience with my mum and her cancer, she was sadly misdiagnosed so they were treating her for something completely different, i was her full time carer for 2 and a...
Hi all I’m week 3.5 of RT can anyone recommend something to help with very dry cough through the night? thank you
hello i am newly diagnosed, after a botched tooth extraction, by an idiot dentist, the root was left behind, so i had infection after infection, which has now turned into tonsil cancer, i unfortunately thought it was just another infection, so was put...
Hi guys just wondering how we get on with travel insurance.
Hello I am nearly 2 years post treatment for Nasopharyngeal Cancer and doing well despite dry mouth and trismus. I have tinnitus also and hearing loss better niw I have hearing aids. booked a carribean cruise but anxious about flight regarding my...
My mum is undergoing Rhinectomy surgery for SCC in less than 2 weeks, just wondering if there is any advice or information I can have to make this journey as smooth as possible for her. information has been very vague and it’s been a roller coaster...
Hi. My FIL has been diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer. We feel like our world has imploded and feel very confused and lost. He is having chemo and radio for 7 weeks, PEG tube fitted and teeth removed. we have been told that he will be...
Hi You'll see my story if you click on my profile! In a nutshell my tumour was adenoid cystic carcinoma in my orbital floor. This was resected in 2012 followed by radiotherapy. I have a met in my neck since 2012 ad had a lung one resected in 2018. Following...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed on Thursday has having a rare form of cancer. The specialist said that it had travelled from the salver gland up to the top of my nose near the opening to-my throat I was not shocked by the results because I have been...
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