Second post so just wanted to provide an update on my treatment post surgery, which was to remove a tumour on the tongue with a free flap repair, and neck dissection to remove cancerous lymph nodes - T2N3bN0 (HPV negative). Week 5 of treatment now and...
so, it's 02.45 and I'm climbing the walls.. I reduced my zomorph a few weeks ago to just 1 in the morning and 1 at night, about a week ago I reduced to 1 in the morning.. this week I decide to knock em on the head, but Sunday I hardly slept... Monday...
Hi Can anyone recommend a sugar free mild tasting chewing gum to stimulate saliva? My taste buds are still sensitive to anything too sweet or strong flavours. Thanks I also just wanted to check in again and send love and virtual hugs to anyone who...
Hello again everyone, I have come back to this forum as I am known here and always appreciate your responses. Over the last fortnight I have attended two weekly Macmillan Daycare sessions at our local hospice (Roxburghe House, Dundee) and I have enjoyed...
sorry i dont know how to get my old thread up. my partner finished 30 radiotheraphy and 2 chemo on 17th april .and has been recovering really well but since last friday has had earache that he describes as agony ..but just on a night in bed. i rang...
I hope this is ok to post here, but it really hits home.. a long read, but well worth it now that you're on this long and winding road.. It opens into a PDF file
Hi, Just an update on my journey so far. After enlarged Lymph node on right side of neck diagnosed to be cancerous end of January quickly followed by PET CT /MRI Scans /Tonsillectomy/Biopsies of various areas and finally neck Dissection and Mucosectomy...
Hello , me again not being able to find my previous post , I have moved mum to my house as of Friday last week , Wednesday I thought she was dying I thought I could smell it on her breath …. Since being at mine she perked up a little bit for a couple...
ok, am I to believe that we need to be extremely cautious when venturing into the sunshine, now we have had radiation treatment? If so, can anyone recommend any 50+ sun block that isn't greasy or stains clothing.. Hoping for a lovely summer, now that...
Just a short update to say it’s all done and dusted. I’ve been walking on air since yesterday. The five plus years have simply flown by and I sometimes feel it was someone else who did it. Dont worry about stuff you have no influence over. Believe in...
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