Hi all, It's Steph from the Community team here, I hope you don't mind me popping in to share some recent news. I'm here to highlight a recent Community News Blog, 'Cancer and fatigue - when will I start feeling less tired' in case anyone might find...
I got home from three weeks in Greece on Wednesday, had a chest x-ray yesterday and have just been called by a GP telling me they suspect malignancy on my chest (lung presumably?). Fast track referral to chest people and urgent CT scan to come, looks...
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BUCEPHALUS HERE,It's nearly 1 month since my last update,when I had only done 7 out of 30 treatments I finished treatment on 13/10/2021.For the most part it was routine and passed quickly.Keeping uphe exercises given,making sure weight kept steady drinking...
Hi everyone. My mouth has gone very dry now after mucus has finished. I now have lots of ulcers on back of throat. I used my Durophat toothpaste a couple of times and I think it was just too strong for my mouth yet)I have been using Oronurse). Any tips...
Hello Again All. Almost 13 weeks Post-RT I have noticed a swelling on the front of my neck and it was mentioned in my video call with Macmillan support last week. I have been advised to use my Epimax cream and massage in a downward motion to help...
Hi everyone, a bit of an update on my son, who many will know has undergone surgery for Mouth and Jaw cancer. He finished his final session f radiotherapy two weeks ago and has been doing remarkably well. However he is now having problems with the side...
During my video call with the support team this morning, I heard the magic words, “Stop the overnight Jevity feeds”. I have to keep the RIG Tube in place for the time being but I can hardly express what this means to me; no more disturbed sleep patterns...
Hi everyone, quick update on my son who is having treatment for mouth and jaw cancer. He's had 2 x 8 hour sessions of chemotherapy, the second one made him very ill. So much so that he ended up in hospital for 5 days as he couldn't keep anything down...
hi everyone. Just thought I would pop on here again for advice. I am experiencing some loss of smell as well as the usual taste problems. My tumour was at base of tongue. I also have some definite hearing loss. Just wondering if that’s to do with lymph...
