Hi after my radiotherapy for vocal cord carsenoma I have the worse acid reflux I spend half the day coughing my head off. Trip to the gp me thinks
Hi all It is 12 months since I finished chemoradiation for tongue cancer T3N2M0. I had previously had 2 heart attacks and have myasthenia gravis so operating was not considered appropriate. Treatment was brutal but I got through and was given the...
So sat in sun with my wife and decided to open a bottle of bubbles two glasses after not having a drink since last November, thought I’d be ok as only have a sore throat and eating soft food. How bloody wrong could I be I have a brick in my throat. And...
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to you all again as found your help and kind words so reassuring last year when my husband had his operation and treatment for tonsil cancer - thank you xx At the same time as my husband was having radiotherapy my...
Hi everyone Just a little update since my neck dissection - 3 weeks in. The horror scar is healing nicely but I have a lot of numbness and a droopy mouth. However, the good news is my consultant is confident that they removed all the cancer cells BUT...
Hi. Hope everyone is doing OK. Just a little update on my story. After no primary found on MRI or PET CT scans and no cancer located after tonsillectomy I had further biopsies done 2 weeks ago on a possible area back of nose which have also come back...
Hi, Just looking for a little info on the procedure I am having next week. Mucosectomy or removal of the top layer of tongue as I understand it. I was just wondering what the discomfort / pain levels are following this type of surgery. After recently...
Hi got up this morning had a cough. And expected my recent usual argument with Alexa to turn on Chris Evens in the shower. And I have a voice it’s great!!!
Sorry to share bad news on what is such a helpful and positive forum, but, after 4 successful lots of cancer treatment in the last 10 years, it seems that the fifth is likely to be my last. I’ve been told by my wonderful ENT surgeon that my latest tumour...
My husband has now started his 3rd week of treatment and is really struggling to now swallow and eat anything. He didn't eat anything for 4 days last week and was in hospital for 2 days, where we thought he would get a feeding tube, however his oncologist...
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