Thank you to everyone who replied to my post on my suspect lymphoma results back all clear. That leaves me the tongue cancer.I am having five teeth removed tomorrow and peg fitted on Tuesday.Also big thank you to everyone who gave advice on the peg procedure...
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed in September 23 with a salivary duct adenocarcinoma cancer Parotid gland (pT4a N3b M0). In the October i had surgery to remove the tumour and a neck dissection. The cancer had also compromised my facial nerve so that had...
…..had a fab time skiing!! Sooo glad I sent, actually took my mind off the crap…… for most of the time anyway. So now it’s back to harsh reality, and the waiting!! Oh my word how much longer till treatment starts, patience is not my strongest point...
Hello guys, it's been a while it's been a pretty brutal seven months trying to manage my grief but I've found that focusing all my energy into fundraising seems to be helping. Today is Dad's birthday, would've been his 54th. I am going to spend time...
Hi all an update from my first post Saw the oncologist on Thursday and having some scans to check there is no spread of the cancer as it's been a while since original ones and having my radiotherapy mask appointment on the same day. So a day of action...
Hi folks, 3 years on and all good at my last check up. Had surgery on my foot on Wednesday and my throat is really hurting. I am guessing it is bruising from the anaesthetic around my voice box area. Has anyone else had similar? It went after a...
Two weeks of radiotherapy and my taste buds are already fried and it is with regret that I do declare that the pleasure of eating has just vanished into thin air. A sticky toffee pudding with custard might help me feel better
It's almost three years since I underwent treatment for cancer of the tongue and lymph glands. I'm feeling fit and well and I'm 95% back to normal eating and drinking. Since day one my taste for sweet things has been severely affected while my taste...
Well, just shy of 4 years since diagnosis and I'm once again on the operating table. This is becoming an annual event. However this time it looks 80-90% like a tumour. A week to wait for the panendoscopy and then a couple of weeks for the histology and...
Hi to everyone reading this. Today Im waking up and the sun is shining and life feels .sweeter. Yesterday after a tough 10mths (T4tonsil cancer spread to lymphs and base of tongue)I was shown my clear PET scan results and told the yreatment had been...
