Hello people I’m all but over the radiotherapy has anyone had hiccups a lot afterwards. Also I had something make me cough this morning and I coughed up a. What looked like a piece of the lining of my throat
My husband has 2 sessions of radiotherapy to go. His pain has ramped up significantly but he is very stoic. We have been prescribed morphine now. I’m sure his oncologist said he can take this on top of codeine and paracetamol but just wondered if this...
Hi, Had biopsies done under general two weeks ago after having hot spot on post treatment scan.Got letter this morning saying no evidence of disease.Very florid post-radiotherapy response and alot of scar tissue.My sister says she's never seen anyone...
Good afternoon. Well after a second jaw swelling after infected tooth extraction I have been told today I have osteoradionecrosis and that unfortunately it will be difficult to manage. I have had a scan today and previously a biopsy. Jaw very swollen...
Hi had tonsillectomy yesterday and biopsy on base of tongue.They were looking for primary tumour but they said they had not found anything but said that the tissues would be looked at along with the biopsy.The doctors said it was good sign that no big...
Just wanted to give another update on my son and thank everyone for their help. He is now 3 weeks post treatment and is slowly feeling better he has had some soup and porridge but still has a sore mouth so is still having the drinks He has a mild cough...
Hi Everyone. Hope all well. Just a quick update. Had my additional biopsies last Tuesday to Lymph node and nasal space shich I am awaiting results from. Today a letter appeared in my NHS app from my consultant to my GP which I a am little confused...
Hello all My husband is now 9 months post treatment for base of tongue cancer, and he has the sticky mucus in his throat constantly. He also has the issue of feeling like the food is backing up in his throat and that he cant swallow it down...like he...
I just wanted to post an update 12 months on from my husband's diagnosis. He had a lump in his neck for a couple of months before and was eventually diagnosed with tonsil cancer that had spread to neck lymph nodes but nowhere else thankfully. Almost exactly...
Hello all. My last couple of posts have been about my having to have a permanent PEG after treatment 11 years ago for cancer of the lower tongue. I had just about come to terms with that and then on Friday 8days ago I had an appointment with maxio...
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