Hi Everyone. Just a small update from me. I was seen in Ent 17 May all good scope etc and see them in 6 months that will mean I’m down to my last 2 appointments way back in 6 June 2018 when SCCcancer was mentioned I never thought I would get to end...
Hi - quick question before I go for my mask made! I expected to have a PET CT scan before treatment started so they know exactly where to target. But the nurse told me that the oncologist said they have what they need from the MRI and the CT (with contrast...
Hi everyone, I’m on week 4 of radiotherapy now , did you find side effects get worse or more or less stay the same ? I know everyone is different but do you think there will be more to come ?
Hello , finally on week 11 I had my feeding tube removed and now slowly trying different foods and fluids I still drink Forticip replacements . Was so nice finally being able to drink a nice cuppa tea again after so long without. I am managing soup and...
I've only gone and bagged an invite on Nana Akau's show 'Difficult Conversations' on GB News this saturday at 5PM to talk about my journey with cancer. Dan Wotton's production team is also interested Lee T4 N2 M0 left oropharayngeal SCC(grade 3, p16...
Hi all, I am 8 weeks post treatment and going to see my dentist for the first time next week. I’m after some advice about what mouthwashes and toothpastes to ask for (on prescription maybe), or just buy? I have suffered with oral thrush for the last...
Hi, feel so low , I don’t want to be like this.
I just wanted to update that following my PET-CT my consultant has given me the all clear! There is absolutely no sign of cancer or swellings and as far as he's concerned I am cured. It's been a pig of a journey and my throat still has some healing...
Hi me again , spoke to the consultant today to discuss if I’m fit enough for chemo on Monday , because it affected me so badly last time & the effects lasted about 3 weeks ( still a bit deaf ) she said I won’t be needing it & a lot of people don’t have...
On Wednesday I had my post-treatment PET-CT and am unexpectedly calm whilst waiting for the results. I've been treated for hpv+ left tonsil cancer with spread to just 2 nodes (which, considering I'd been putting off seeing the GP for 4 months, I feel...
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