Morning! I was ok first 1.5 days.. not had meds yet this morning. My speech is as if i have a sore throat and i feel there is obstruction when i swallow, just nothing or water or soft food. I have 1 drain. And the scar if course. I get bored of...
I have developed really sore lips since finishing radiotherapy and wondered if this is just another side effect of the treatment. My treatment finished in September and I did have a good result but have not felt well since and seem to have aged about...
Hi all, Had my neck dissection this after noon I think 12-2pm ish. They also took a small biopsy on the tongue they operated on im Nov for a negative biopsy as there are lumps where they had cut I am in a ward and very sleepy, got sick once and...
I am due back to work on Wednesday after being diagnosed in August with salivary gland cancer. Had wide excision on roof of mouth. 7 weeks later got results and had a 2nd wide excision and some bone removed to ensure no cells in the bone. 2nd op showed...
Hi Everyone I'm now 12 weeks post treatment. I have 'unreal' pain in my right ear when swallowing. I control it a bit with over the counter painkillers but it never really goes away. ENT have told me that it is likely to be ulcers in my throat which...
Hi all it's been a while and hope you are all doing good. My question is regarding my wife who is now 5 months post 36xRT and 8xChemo. She is in a much better way with regards here overall state and has even started back at work. She still has a...
Hi just wondering if anyone could recommend a travel insurance company for Europe. Just thinking about a wee trip away but haven't explored the travel insurance yet. Thank you xx
Hi lovely people, hope you are getting there, or enjoying fully your after treatment life. its been long since I last wrote, but i am good and enjoying food as much i can. I saw my oncologist last week and he is happy with me. I am not sure if you...
It’s really good to see people checking in on their treatment anniversaries to report their progress, so here’s my contribution. (I certainly found this very encouraging in my early days of treatment and recovery.) Diagnosed with tonsil cancer in mid...
Hi everyone, So it's been 2 weeks since my treatment ended and thought I'd update you all to see if the path of recovery is near to yours? Main thing is the thick brown mucus that just congests all of the mouth, horrid stuff ,I use nebuliser but sometimes...
