Hi. Currently in palliative care , anyway i have really bad oral thrush, its ok until i try to eat and then terrible like eating glass . Any suggestions? On Nyscan which seems to cleared up mouth but not throat
hi all iam wondering if anyone on here has sufferd with a loss of voice almost a year since finishing radiotherapy and a bit od chemo for throat cancer? my voice was fine and 1 day it went and its still not come back almost a yr post treatment this has...
Hello, I hope everyone is well. I've not been on for a while as I've been trying to recover. I'm 7 weeks out of my treatment now (33 fractions 5/6 cisplatin) and 1 bout of neutropenic sepsis right at the end of treatment. Just a few questions; Usually...
Continual joint pain and anaemia. Since treatment of course my thyroid has been compromised and now on thyroxin. I was folate deficient for a while but that’s rectified itself However, I’m still anaemic and not absorbing iron. Throughout this process...
Hi, happy new year to you all Im 16 months post treatment. The last month or so I’ve developed pain in my joints, my hands particularly so much so I can’t grip much or open anything. I consulted my GP who subsequently took bloods. Seems my thyroid is...
I regularly watch this guy on YouTube (BeardMeetsFood) and, before he started eating, I got upset. Cos the chicken nuggets looked so good, but I got upset/tearful because I can’t eat. I miss food. Thanks for reading folks, just needed a little release...
Hi At my follow up appointment after my second surgery at the end of July, I was informed I would be seen by the consultant every 4-6 weeks,with a scan every 3 months for the first 2 years. I have just received my appointment…February 10th, no scan...
Well my husband is finally at his last two radiotherapy sessions tomorrow and Friday. It has been a long six weeks and his mouth is like a bombsite but he has weathered the storm with positivity and great humour. I just want to say that all the hurdles...
i have not been on for a while ,the last couple of weeks of radiotherapy and chemo one day a week i wasnt doing that great but now o after finishing i think im turning a corner my weight dropped but looks like now got that sorted, im still very tired...
Hi all, I’ve had my pathology results back and over the moon to say that my margins were all clear in both the removed tongue cancer and lymph nodes. My consultant says it’s the ‘globally recognised view’ to proceed with radiotherapy. Having the treatment...
