Hi All I have recently been diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, throat, tonsils & lymph node (apparently if I had one more I would have won a prize!) Whilst trying to remain resolutely positive after reading lots of posts it doesn't seem that it will...
I am new on here so wanted to say hello. I have HPV positive cancer in 3 lymph nodes in my neck. They haven’t found the primary but are assuming it is base of tounge. Tonsils already removed when they did the biopsy. I am undergoing six weeks of radiotherapy...
Hi everyone, I am caring for my husband at the moment who has completed 34 radiotherapy sessions and 5 chemo sessions. His last radiotherapy is this coming Wednesday. My concern is how quickly his has declined in the last week now not able to get out...
Hi, my husband is halfway through treatment for throat cancer. He's having daily radiotherapy and his second chemotherapy is on Boxing Day. I had a heart attack in March and have postponed my bypass surgery until his treatment is finished. I also have...
Hello, I'm new here and am 13 days post radio therapy. I had a partial left side glossectomy with left neck dissection and free flap reconstruction on 19 Sep. Im just wondering when the secretions will stop? Still coughing at night and bringing up cattargh...
Hello. I was diagnosed on Friday after being treated by my GP for Bells Palsy. I have a lump under my chin and squamous cells in my throat. My consultant was very gloomy, saying it's 'bad' and 'serious'. So far I've had an MRI, an ultrasound for the biopsies...
A few days ago my lovely husband was diagnosed with mouth cancer in the Retromolar Trigone region. There seems to be very little information on this type of mouth cancer other than medical which use terms which are difficult to understand. Has anyone...
Hello , I received the diagnosis is salivary gland tumour to hard palate this week. It is contained with no spread I have been given 2 options of surgery. Full reconstruction surgery or surgery with oral obturator. My head is in a whirl and do not know...
Salivary gland cancer had my whole patroid removed with most of mine lymph nodes removed as well 9 hour operation removed all cancer but it had spread to spine and groin had 5 rounds of radiotherapy on hormone treatment but it goes then returns spine...
Steve: Tonsil Cancer, stage 2, treatment radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Into week 2. At the moment I am feeling chipper and have no side effects that are bothering me. I do wake up very early-at 5- but I use that time to excersise using light weights...
