Since my silly idea of trying to come off my meds in one go,and boy am I paying the price ! I seem to have a terrible sense of smell , I cannot explain it but it's horrid ,I rang my CNS and she tried to put my mind at ease ,saying it's the radiotherapy...
The dr thinks it’s best for my husband to have immunotherapy for a year, we were thinking the cost would be similar to chemotherapy. Now we get a big bill and never thought it would be so expensive. With his insurance he pays 20% which is still a lot...
Hi everyone, Sorry to bring this up but , I've been caught out with not having enough Laxido while still on opioids. I thought I was ok so cut down on the Laxido. But then I had a terrible time on Monday trying to pass a stool, so I did 4 packs of Laxido...
Hi everyone Here’s an update on where I’ve got to in case it’s useful for other people as well as me. I’m now used to the daily routine of the RT session and although my session is 7.45am, apart from getting up and driving in the dark, fog, ice etc...
Hi. My husband had nasopharyngeal cancer stage 3. Just finished chemo and starting chemoradiotherapy Monday for 7 weeks . Good results so far as to the tumour shrinking, was 4 plus cm, but his voice seems to be getting worse to the point where he can...
Not coping tonight any strategies doing breathing techniques can’t focus weak
Hope this subsides once treatment starts
Roll on Easter that’s all I can say
Hi all, If you've had RT on lymph nodes do they disappear or just shrink? as mine is still there but a lot smaller, nothing the size it was.9 weeks post treatment. Mark
Hi I’m stressing yet again about this telephone appointment, I’m guessing it’s about the scan which I had in November. Would they give bad news in a call or not? I went this month for tongue biopsy results but they did have to prescribe medicine for...
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