Hi everyone. I hope you are all recovering or coping as well as you can. This site has been such a support and so appreciated so forgive me for asking a trivial question. Im just wondering how long the grey staining of Chlorhexidine lasts. My teeth...
Is that just me, as a partner doing the support thing. My tolerance levels seem to have shrunk to the size of shrivelled walnuts!!! I feel so furious some days! I am renown for not even having a temper to lose, but somedays,now, wow!!! A 'friend' had...
Hi all, it’s stupid o clock at night. I can’t sleep. I was finally staged today, at the moment Im T4. N1. M0. Base of tongue SSC HPV positive, but the N might change due to a query on the Pet scan… I felt so positive because the M was 0 and it’s supposedly...
Hi all. I am day 10 of partial glossectomy on right lateral mid tongue, 2p size removal and 1cm depth. Only T1. I have no fever, no discharge and speaking better than ever expected but yesterday and today I am very conscious of the area and it feels lumpy...
Hello I am 14 months post CRT trearment for tonsil cancer. My thyroid now is now underactive and I have been put on Levothyroxine. I'm not sure if anyone else has found this, but since taking this (25mcg) my mouth feels awful, sticky thicker saliva...
hi i finished my treatment on the 12th Sep ,30 radiotherapy and 5 chemo,im still having problems with hair loss ? is this normal..my hair is long and used to be incredibly thick now its so thin a ponytail would just look silly..but ive still got lots...
Early January I got to seventy five years on this planet. Today I got to seven years clear of treatment and cancer free. Seven years ago I was making bargains with a greater power to let me get to seventy Today life is good and treatment a distant memory...
Hi all Had first RT today and when I got home neck was really painful. Right where my lymph nodes are enlarged. Couple of paracetamol and it’s calmed down now but it went well. Have first of 2 chemos tomorrow and then having peg fitted on Wednesday...
Two days ago I celebrated seven years clear with a beer closely followed by .............losing a tooth, despite my manic dental hygiene. A TIP If you have crowns on any teeth have your dentist X-ray them periodically. I lost a front tooth because...
Now 0100hrs at home eating rice porridge and haggis. a little knocked for six but I’m am ok
