Hi guys remember me? been quiet for a while due to bereavement and other life issues anyway, here goes; I had a salvage neck dissection September 2025 and have had lots of swelling, fluid and soreness since. ENT specialist is sending me for yet...
Hi everyone, Treated myself to my first glass of wine today , with lunch as we are in London going to a show ! Felt very acidic on my tongue and now I have a blood blister on side of my tongue ! Would this be caused by the acidity of the rose wine...
My husband had his first BNT113 trial vaccine yesterday. From next week he’ll have it along with pembro immunotherapy anyone else had it? thanks
My hospital recommended the Haddenham Comfiwave neck gaiter from the Lympshop Compression Garments - For Neck - Haddenham Lymphshop UK It certainly helped me when my neck was swelling up alongside self massage to release the fluid. As a previous customer...
Hi all just a quick update, life has thankfully moved on and eating has been improving, still can’t manage anything acidic which surprise surprise is in most every day foods , tomatoes and vinegar is added to quite a bit which means eating out can be...
So I decided to apply Waited and waited and today was my phone assessment. Well guess what ? They lied ,said they had called 3 times and had left a voice message Lie This is wrong doing this after what we've been through !! Not a happy bu...
Hi , not sure where to go with this . I’m 5 years out of treatment, and I think I may have PTSD. Would this be a thing so late ? I’m awake for hours most nights ,have major anxiety attacks, feel extremely detached and emotionally dead Anyone else experience...
Hi I was diagnosed with a radiation induced sarcoma to the junction of the hard and soft palate in the summer of 2025. This was my third mouth cancer and I had the tumour removed via a maxillectomy in October with the insertion of a skin flap from my...
Hi all. Im now 4 weeks post treatment, 6 weeks radiotherapy 2 chemo. Had a bad couple of weeks, radiotherapy burns appeared 1st werk if recovery and were awful but theyve healed nicely and im feeling a lot better than I was. Finding that some days...
My 75 year old husband had 6 weeks of radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer which finished just after Christmas 2025. He has recovered well and 2 weeks ago got the all clear following a PET CT scan. However, he has been left with dysphagia and choke risk...
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