Hey all Five or so years ago, i was diagnosed with tonsil cancer that had already spread to lymph nodes. I was extremely low when i posted for advice on here and was considering refusing treatment as everything seemed so grim. The support i got on...
Good evening, I finished my Chemoradiation on 03/07 and after a bumpy journey. My MDT have arranged for CT neck abdomen and pelvis 6 monthly with contrast and MRI neck 3 monthly with contrast. I'm needle phobic and claustrophobic as I'm sure a lot...
Hi everyone, 9 months post treatment now ,and I'd just like to update you with how things are and see if anyone else has been here at this stage. My Tongue is really dry at the base most of the time. Even though I drink fluids it still stays the same...
Hi all, I’m a year post RT treatment and still have a very swollen floor of my mouth. The max fax team have never commented on any problems and I wondered if anyone else has this change since operations for tongue cancer. Also I used to be able to touch...
Just wanted to share some good news I recently received. I had my most recent scans and follow-up with my oncologist in August, and I'm happy to report that there are still no signs of any cancer at this time!!!! To say I'm relieved is, a major understatement...
Hi just thought I'd pop on and update my journey. Now just started my two monthly appointments with max fax this coming week so that's a good sign. All going really well. I had tongue cancer stage 1 no node spread Feb 24. So it all began then. Now down...
Hi so I’ve now got my operation date for sept 22nd. Im being admitted the night before. I’m going to Coventry hospital which is a centre of excellence for this type of surgery so should be in good hands. Proposed surgery is removal of around 4cms of...
Just had a notification about chemo brain to my Fb account enquiring about patients still struggling with the effects of chemo, the unwary/vulnerable may pass on details about personal circumstances...I have blocked the unsolicited poster.
So,I finally had a hearing test, and to be quite honest, I can't wait for my new hearing aids to arrive.. onwards and upwards..
Saw the MaxFac consultant this morning. We had a long talk about everything that's worrying me and she promised not to keep anything back from me. She said that there is not anything that is obviously jawbone cancer. However there is an area of concern...
