Steve: Tonsil Cancer HPV16. Discharged 5 March. Now on regular checks. Well, I went back to work (part-time)last week. And it was alright, I suppose. I have a very dry throat which is causing a croaky voice first thing.Im using assorted lotions and...
Hi everyone... just an update We are now in 3rd week of treatment. My hubby hit the predicted initlal wall over the weekend. Liquid paracetamol which he gargles with seems to be doing the job..to enable him to eat relatively normally just some small...
Hi all I saw my ongolist today, he said that the bleeding & clots i had last weekend can happen after radiotherapy. He was hoping the therapy had 'cacooned' the tumour aka 'Ripley' but obviously not and it threw a hissy fit with the bleeding and clots...
Hi all i am the wife of Mark, who was a keen cyclist and fitness fanatic. Mark was diagnosed with base of mouth , back of tongue and lymph node cancer late September . He spent much of that month in and out of hospital due to the swelling . No surgery...
Good evening everyone, Hope you are all OK and life is being kind to you all at the moment. I just have a question about my hubby's upcoming treatment. I know they will explain it all to us but will still have a few weeks till the first oncology app...
Hi all So today is my 1 year post treatment anniversary!! A whole year since I rang the bell. That day feels like a lifetime ago now. Recovery was slow & distressing in those early weeks. Depression took me to a dark lonely place. The reassurance from...
Tonsil Cancer: HPV16. Discharged 14 March Hello all, Well the good news is I have been discharged and now just have regular checks for 5 years. Next Monday I am going back to work - part-time at first - I have been off since November last year...
Hi everyone, so had 2 days of radiotherapy, I got through it with a sedative and support nurse. I was told I probably won’t get side effects 1-2 weeks or more, but I’m already feeling tight and stiff in my neck, back of my throat where tonsil was...
Since being diagnosed in April 2011 I have been on a roundabout journey, chemo ,surgery to the base of my tongue then rapid arc radiotherapy and full radical neck dissection are only a few of the things that i remember about and I was still told I had...
Hello to you lovely folk out there. Just a quick update. Had my 3 month scan and absolutely stoked with the good news of no evidence of cancer. Still contending with some long term side effects but in the grand scheme of things its all been worth it....
