All being equal, I'm positive. My consultant is obsessed with installing an emergency feeding tube, but I'm eating and drinking moderately well. Stoic Philosophy serves me well.
Hi, I am new to this group, I had neck dissection April 2022, during surgery they removed 23 lymph nodes ( 13 of which were cancerous) I also had my internal jugular vein and my spinal accessory nerve sacrificed, since completion of my R/T and C/T July...
Bit guilty at my good fortune to date.
Yesterday Mr Aotearoa made it to the end of radiotherapy! 35/35 done and bell has been rung! A poignant moment for all kinds of reasons. The review was good, no sign of thrush, bloods all good except white cells are a little low, but nothing significant...
My treatment finished with a double dose of radio on New Year's Eve. 35 sessions (70Gy - ie the maximum) plus two chemo (Cisplatin); i didn't do the third as I was feeling very sick. I had T4N0M0 SCC Oropharynx (soft palate into nasopharynx radiologically...
I have my post treatment 12 week MRI scan results at Sussex Cancer Centre on the 11th and I see Consultant ENT at Eastbourne on the 12th. I am extremely anxious as I still cannot really eat and my throat is still 'uncomfortable' Do I need to be worrying...
