Hi - quick update on "late" side effects and just to prove we are all different and our bodies deal with things in their own way and in their own time!!. The redness on my neck had disappeared by end of wk1 recovery - I'd had no peeling or blisters...
Hi to everyone , had my 2nd check up yesterday and nice to hear all ok with my neck/mouth recovery , got few ulcers given me some discomfort at moment but hopefully they will ease soon , maybe due to being bit low as we all get going through this . Have...
On day 6 now of post op and am starting to feel a bit more with it now. 14 hour surgery. Kept asleep till the following mid morning. Had a couple of small issues my lungs didn't seem to wanna work properly so more ct and xrays but all on the way vack...
I thought I’d post an update and give hope to those going through treatment currently that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I had my 16 week PET scan 2 weeks ago and an endoscopy today to confirm results, it shows I have responded well to the...
So I am in tomorrow for my operation and reco structuring. Still don't fully understand it all. Been told will be in 2 weeks which sounds a long time. Not sure how long recovery will be or when I can expect to go back to work. Stage one so they are hoping...
Hi so I saw speech & language therapist today as my jaw ‘hinge’ ( don’t know correct term) clicks very loudly & hurts. Sometimes I can only open my mouth a little bit. Feels like it’s getting worse. she gave me a box of wooden tongue depressors &...
To look at him you would think that his had nothing wrong....Bellies coming back nearly as big as it was before lol, some foods still off limits, mild curry ok but nothing too spicy. complains of one side of tongue a bit sore on eating some things, but...
Morning all , thought I would let you know that following my 16 week (ish) PET/CT scan , my cancer has responded well to treatment and has gone . I’m currently doing great post recovery , I’m eating well again and even enjoying a beer a couple of times...
Tomorrow will be a year since my PEG was removed, there's just a silver dimple where the stoma was now. Psychologically a big milestone as all the 'firsts' are done. It really feels like I can just get on with life. 17 months post treatment and life...
Finished my DXT in late 2016. ( R tonsil with positive neck nodes). At an early ENT review, I was advised that due to dosage and target area, such treatment would leave me at high risk of carotid artery fibrosis/ scarring/ thickening. Consequently, they...
