So Sunday arrived, MRI day. Spent a "pleasant" Sunday morning having an MRI, first major step on the journey. Noisy is an understatement, a very clever bit of kit that some muppet through in a random noise generator just to make it more interesting!!...
Hi All. Just a timely reminder us who have had radiotherapy will need thyroid blood tests yearly I also have cholesterol checked at same time. . Mines today I have a yearly reminder on my phone. Do thought idea opportunity to remind all of us. Onwards...
Hi. Woke up this morning with extremely painful base of neck & across back to shoulders. V stiff there too. Can hardly lift my arms. 1st time I’ve had this. i’m 19 months post treatment. Fibrosis I guess. Any exercises/tips to help with this please folks...
Hi everyone well I’m five months on from jaw surgery for cancer, had the course of radiotherapy which finished September 26th I’m. Feeling good in myself my leg where fibula bone was used has healed although still tender, my left side of my face is still...
It is 6 years to the day and date I finished my treatment 10/11/2017. The time has flown by, with some ups and downs. For those who have just been diagnosed, having treatment or in recovery, myself and many others on here, are living proof that you can...
I finished my treatment at the beginning of march and while I know a dry mouth is inevitable because of the treatment, mine is getting increasingly worse by the day, my mouth and my throat are so dry and I am still on a soft and puréed diet I feel as...
I’ve had a very interesting and informative day at The Swallows international Head & Neck Cancer conference in not so sunny Torquay. Looking forward to another great day tomorrow. See if you’ve got a support group local to where you are, I find them very...
Hi, Has anyone else been told something similar, or is it just me? I had a good outcome from treatment this summer. I'm back to work although I have tinnitus quite bad and still have swallowing and taste issues. I had an MRI and all clear last month...
Ok, not sure if this is ok, I am sure comments will tell me. I am well on the path to recovery from my head & neck cancer. (5cm HPV cancer on left tonsil & tongue - treated with Radiotherapy and Chemo) Diagnosed in Feb 2023 I had my last treatment...
I have been told for now that I can only eat food that has been well blended . What I need to know is could I buy frozen meals for one and blend them. Also any other suggestions anyone has with living on my own. I am wasting so much food because I’m not...
