Has anyone been advised about smear tests after an HPV 16+ throat cancer. The NHS doesn’t do them after 70. Is it necessary or advisable to ask for them.
So another hurdle cleared in this journey. Pleased to say my PET scan showed a complete metabolic response and I now move to 6 weekly check ups. Dry mouth persists and taste improvement slow at 18 weeks post radiotherapy. Just got to keep going.
Hi just wee update. I am now on two monthly appointments and thank goodness all going well. I asked my consultant about the Doppler ultrasound and he said he would refer me for it. When I went back last week he said they won't pass it as I don't qualify...
Hi, and Happy New Year to you all in here. (It’s very hard to not make this sound too self-congratulatory, but here goes.) It was 5 years ago yesterday that, aged 63, I finished off a full English breakfast of tonsillectomy and neck dissection, quickly...
Hi everyone, After my last review I explained to my consultant that I have a constant sour taste and burning tongue , as well as other dry mouth throat problems. He said there is no wonder drug to help with this ,and I have to live and adapt to it ...
Hi all, since my neck dissection 2 years ago I wake up with a really stiff neck which radiates up my head leaving me with an earache and headache. I just wondered if anyone else suffers this pain, especially first thing in the morning? Sue
Surgery.in November and December to remove SCC that had spread to neck muscle amd Saliva gland and 2 lymph nodes. Then recommended 30 sessions of Radiotherapy at The Christie on the right side of neck to.get any microscopic bits that may be there. All...
12 weeks post 35 rounds radio 2 rounds chemo for base tongue cancer spread to neck lymph nodes. Still on morphine. had scope last week to see why I can’t swallow. This showed lots of swelling and redness, have been advised to wait until this goes down...
Hi, I finished my treatment over 2 years ago and am free of disease as per PET scan but I’ve booked a 3 day break & insurance are asking details of the cancer & then quoting ridiculous amounts. Could anyone recommend a company? Thanks M
Hi All. T4N1M0 hpv+. Treatment 6 weeks chemo radiation completed 31/10/25. The results of Pet scan show some issues on the right tonsil with possible concerns on a right lymph node. All primary gone from the left side. They have offered either to...
