After the peg / rig is fitted through your abdomen and into your stomach, did anyone have to take time off work to recover from the procedure?
Hello, I've posted a few times on behalf of my partner. It's been a roller coaster these last few years. My partner was diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HPV 16) in 2024 after two years of pain which was dismissed as temporal mandibular pain...30...
ok, just rang dentist for more Duraphat, and was told that I can't have any because it hasn't been 3 months since the last prescription.. WHAT NOW? does he really believe that 3 tiny little tubes are going to last me 3 months.. really? where was he born...
Finally, just under a year from first diagnosis, my husband got his first mri results today. No sign of recurrence. We are off to the cinema to celebrate with a zombie movie
How do all, In April I’ll be a year post treatment for squamous cell throat cancer and my ENT nurse has told me that at my check up next month (March) we’ll discuss the possibility of me going on to pilocarpine to help with saliva production. So,...
A year ago today I heard those words, you've got cancer!!!. I had a small cell carcinoma on my tonsil bed ( tonsils removed as a child). T2N0M0, I had 47 lymph nodes removed by neck dissection all which where clear. Week later I had TORS surgery but suffered...
Hi, my treatment for tonsil/lymph node cancer finished 12th May 2023. I was receiving regular checkups up until 12th May 2025 but since then I haven’t been called (9 months ago) Is this usual, as I thought you received checkups for 5 years?
I am 14 months post CRT tonsil cancer. Although I realise swallowing problems is common with this type of treatment, I am concerned that mine has only really started now 14 months post treatment. Has anyone else had this ? I'm quite concerned about this...
So, tomorrow I have an appointment to fit my hearing aids.. hopefully they will help to ease my tinnitus problems.. I hear some people rubbish the NHS ones, but I'm more than willing to give them a fair chance, as this constant 'hissing' can be quite...
Just a quick update and will have to break things down as a lot has happened. Due to osteoradionecrosis, pathological fracture fistula, caused by radiation damage I had a free flap scapula reconstruction in Oct 2024. The treatment was very tough and infection...
