Hi all I got overwhelmed with emotion when given my husband's list of upcoming appointments for CRT this morning at his mask moulding and CT appointment. Has anyone else felt like this? I suddenly felt like we have lost control of our lives. Like...
Firstly apologies in advance as I seem like I only post on here when I have a new 'problem'. Just wondering if this was quite a common thing, or something I should maybe think about getting checked out. Just over a year since remission confirmed and...
My treat was in 2014 for tumor in my sublingual salivary gland. Had the neck dissection and forearm free flap package followed by 6 weeks of RT. I blogged through that if it’s any help to anyone. So where are we now ( if you’re a fan of a particular...
Hi all We have had numerous discussions with now 5 different people in the team including the S&L, oncologist, radiographer, and today a call back from the senior oncologist. They are adamant that Ade will not require a feeding tube of any sort and...
Hello all, I’m back posting here after a long gap and it’s nice to see some familiar names. Hello again everyone! My husband Michael had a tooth taken out three weeks ago. It set off a huge trauma. The socket is not healing normally and he has developed...
Hi Everyone Last week I had my annual thyroid blood test, hope everyone who’s had radiotherapy has a diary note to do the same. There’s 2 tests that need doing the TSH and the T4. Mine have been steadily increasing over the last 6 years had my first...
Hi Guys i am recovering from tonsillar and lymph node scc i had a neck dissection in September 2025 and it is going as planned My plea for help and advice is as follows; I worked full time before my diagnosis last year I have been back to work...
I have had both tonsils taken out and a neck dissection in July. 30 treatments of radiotherapy and now in my 6 th week of recovery. Can anyone tell me if this is normal and will go back to normal place in mouth? My uvula and roof of my mouth seems to...
Hi everybody , I've noticed recently I've been grinding my teeth ,not sure why ,but under a bit of stress due to mum being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Looking on inside of my cheek I can see white patches along the tooth line ,am I causing trauma...
I am only able to eat puree since my 2 maxillectomies. I have put together some recipes that work quite well but recently thought I would like to increase my repertoire. I looked online and found a book by Salena Green called Puree Food Cookbook for Adults...
