Following a Fluroscopy some weeks back I was referred by ENT for another Throat and neck MRI. I have had to chase around for a week to get them results! 'No reoccurrence or significant change' but we need to see you 'as a matter of urgency' no appointment...
Well, I've been discharged and it's all over except the regular checks.
Saw my team today, I contacted them only two weeks ago so great response as always; been having dificulty swallowing and pain on the left side of my throat plus I thought I felt a new lump in that area. They've agreed (by feel) that it is new and is about...
Hi everyone, just wanted to update this lovely forum on our experience so far. I messaged at the start of my husband's diagnosis and I have had so much support from this group, even though I have been sitting quietly in the background reading the posts...
I had surgery for ACC of the left submandibular gland in July 2021. The post-surgery histology report showed substantial perineural invasion. The surgery was followed by 33 sessions of radiotherapy. In December 2022 I had a PET ST scan followed by a head...
At my post operation consultation I was informed that I am cancer free. I have made progress with my eating and have returned to work this week but still have numbness in the gum area and where the two nodes were removed from my neck and since I returned...
Hi Is almost a year when my consultant told me than I may have a cancer. Few weeks later -nasopharyngeal T4N3M0. i November great news - clear - But now I am constantly worried what if it spread, and I don't know. I have appointment every 6- 8 weeks...
I know I'm lucky to have had a successful mouth neck dissection operation using part of my hip and I have not have to undergo chemo or radiotherapy. I left hospital about a month ago and was told all should go back to normal in time as no nerves severed...
I am now into my sixth year of treatment, six weeks ago two small lumps were found under my arm. After a meeting of the team it was decided to leave it for six weeks. During that time a scan would be done to determine whether it had grown. Unfortunately...
Every thing that went down yesterday came back up with a vengeance last night . I am losing weight and know I can’t afford to. I still have 9 sessions to go and they are giving me anti sickness medication today but I’m worried that I might lose too much...
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