Hi, Just a little update, somewhere to put my thoughts etc. So i have had my biopsy under general last Wednesday, the surgeon said they managed to take all the mass so i am taking that as a positive that the mass wasn't intertwined. Still have to...
Hesitate to post this, because it's probably nothing (like last time); but just home from an MRI after team felt something "different" at a routine check a couple of weeks back. Eight and a half years after my cancer experience started I just can't...
Hi everyone I replied to a lady called Bev last week, her son is undergoing treatment for Cheek cancer, and was unsure whether to have RT or not. I can't find the thread now, but wanted to know if Bev's son is ok. Bev is in a very similar situation...
Im nearly at the end of adjuvent chemo cistplatin and 5fu Ive had terrible mucosits so stoppef taking carbocysteine thinking this was attributing to the condition of dry mouth now have thick mucous by evening back throat aswell as vvery dry mouth ...
Hi All Now into week 5 of recovery for tongue cancer. I still have a sore throat, using codeine/paracetamol, after using morphine. How long do you think the sore throat will last. I look forward to hearing your views
Hi,Bucephalus here.This is the latest review updated.Original voice box cancer has gone after 30 RT sessions which ended 5 months ago in October.Still have a sore throat frequently,but a small price to pay in my opinion.Spoke to consultant who was not...
Not posted for quite a while, as everything has been going well for my son. However, he is still getting recurring infections in the fistula. He's had 7 different courses of antibiotics and when the course is finished the infection comes back. He saw...
Has any 5 or 6 years later suffer from any sore neck and cramp in jaw could it be tthrew the radio trearment or can just be wear and tear thanks x
Hello , I’m new to this group. So glad I’ve found it. I’m 9 months from treatment end and oh boy really didn’t expect any of these ongoing side effects. So good to realise I’m not alone. Family and friends are a great support but I or them, didn’t realise...
Hi everyone I'd like to share some very good news with you. The PET scan result has determined that the "very large tumour" (the oncologist's description) that had spread from my left hand tonsil into the tongue base, saliva gland, and around the carotid...
