Husband had hemi mandibulectomy about 7 weeks ago. Just getting to eat slightly solid food. Appointment today. Last lot of results says no cancer. Yay! We talked about my husband having radiotherapy. 5 days a week for 6 weeks at Canterbury which is...
Hi All, hubby diagnosed with tonsil/soft palette SCC hpv+ back in March, he had 6 cisplatin chemo weekly and 35 radiotherapy treatments. All finished the beginning of July. He then had a really rough few weeks with mucositis and deep mouth ulcers but...
Hi all, I just wanted to check in and say that, 6 months after a 6 week course of RT to the left side of my neck for P16+ SCC, the side effects are now minimal!! I can hardly believe it - during the last few months I find myself thinking less and less...
My partner is just about to begin his fifth week of six in radiotherapy for tonsil and one lymph node SCC. He has also been hospitalised with pneumonia, (he got out a week ago,) and has injured his shoulder. He is understandably pretty tired. He is taking...
Hi so I had my partial glossectomy and neck dissection on Monday and came home last night after only 4 nights !! Feeling really well and eating well too. Pre op my MRI neck and CT chest were clear. On discharge my consultant told me he’d see me in clinic...
Hello everyone. Sorry, I need a little rant here. However it may contain some useful information to anyone needing a pre radiotherapy dental assessment done outside of the hospital. The last 2 entries in my blog give more details about last Wednesdays...
Hello everyone, My mum was diagnosed with tonsil cancer (T3 N1 M0) in march this year, completed 6 weeks of radiotherapy/chemo on 6th June. She's had a bit of a rough ride with various issues (they said she was in the unlucky 10% that seem to get...
Does anybody have trouble breathing like if I get winded it’s like I can’t breathe if I go for a walk and it I can’t breathe
Had operation on 9/9/25 out hospital Monday just gone very difficult to cope at moment had full largectomy and neck dissection got to go back Monday to see if they caught it all
Hi Everyone, Yesterday evening everything was ok then suddenly like a the flick of a light switch I started feeling sore on the side of my tongue and back of my throat ( where most treatment was aimed) Woke up this morning the same pain was there...
