It is now 17 months since I completed my radiotherapy and it has been rather a ride as all of you know who have had a major operation for oral cancer followed by 6 weeks of radiotherapy. Dr. Peter Harvey’s essay on ‘After the Treatment Finishes – Then...
Hi Everyone I have been doing okay, I’m back at work, and running most days, training for the London marathon in aid of Macmillan. I need a bit of advice please as my husband thinks I am being too anxious. Recently the back of my tongue feels sore and...
Hi all, Its been nearly 8 weeks since I had my partial glossectomy on the left side of my tongue, the neck dissection was prosponed for now, because of other health issues, it would have been too much to handle all at once. I did have an unexpected...
My son had further surgery last Wednesday to try to find the source of all the infections he has been getting since his cancer treatment. He has an appointment next Thursday with his consultant, in the meantime his GP phoned him yesterday to check he...
Hi all, hope you're doing alright today. I have a burning query and suspect it might be of general interest, so here goes. I'm two months out of surgery -- TORS and bilateral neck dissection -- without radiation or chemo found necessary, and am managing...
Over the last 8-10 weeks I have noticed that I am a wee bit unsteady on my feet, or dizzy. I think it is a balance issue and I am wondering if it could be another after-effect of radiotherapy. In the same period I have noticed that my eyesight is deteriorating...
Finally I'm ready to start treatment on Monday 28th March. Seems a long way since I first susspected something in October 2021. Since Ive been diagnosed around 5 weeks ago its come thick and fast, especially over the last week. Teeth extracted and feeding...
Hi , had my last chemotherapy last Thursday did 5 out the of 6 planned as Doctor said another would be too much for me , on my 6th final week of radiotherapy , after effects aren’t so nice as many of you know . Last night I had really bad Saliva/ mucuses...
A quick update on my son. He went into hospital this morning and has had surgery this afternoon, to establish the cause of the fistula and the swelling in his mouth and cheek. He is out of theatre, obviously quite sore, but when he messaged his wife...
Hi I finished the Chemo and radiotherapy on 19th Jan. On 22 March I had a full body PET CT scan and they wanted to take another biopsy of the tonsil area where the cancer was. As my GP is on holiday I haven't got the results of the scan I am just...
