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Hello, 3 weeks ago we learned hubby had cancer of his sinus and the tumour had attached itself to his right eye socket. Today I had the letter about what was said at the appointment confirming it was at stage 4. He’s spent the last 10 days lying in bed...
It’s in the title. In the time especially in between diagnosis and seeing a specialist, please tell me how you all coped. I seem to be struggling to see any positives although I’m trying hard. I feel paralysed. Especially at night! is this normal. If...
I really do mean joy and am not being facetious. Since my last maxillectomy in 2022 I have had an issue with drinking as fluid comes out of the side of my mouth. I have very few teeth left and I have an incomplete lip seal as a result of ops. which causes...
I have tongue cancer, currently on immunotherapy as other treatmentscdid not work and my cancer came back. Both me and my husband have been through so much since 2023 we thought we would take a break from it all and go on holiday but the insurance is...
Hi, My brother has recently been diagnosed with tonsil cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes. We have no information about treatment plan until the end of the month but I want to find ways I can support him through this. Sadly we live in different...
Hi there, I’m new to this forum, my husband was diagnosed with NON HPV tonsil, tongue and lymph node cancer in Dec last year. It was (is?) T4 and was diagnosed quickly due to pain and bleeding. He had 2 lots of chemo (massive doses) at the beginning and...
Hi there and thank you for letting me join I’ve recently been referred on urgent referral to ent symptoms are a hoarse voice for over 8 months which has resulted in barley any voice left , no pain I can’t see any swelling in lymph nodes. I have felt...
Hello, I'm new to this group. I'm in my early seventies. After my dentist found a white patch under the right side of my tongue in early April, I was referred for and had a biopsy which showed some high dysplasia. I'm now scheduled to have al laser excision...
Hi just been diagnosed with malignant saliva gland tumour and waiting for biopsy. Totally gobsmacked with the diagnosis and so anxious. Never expected this. Fit and healthy and 57 years. Can’t cope at all and the waiting for test results is torture...
Hello-I am hoping someone can tell me if this sounds like your path to being diagnosed. Last week I had a really painful shoulder and neck area, presumably from how I slept. It’s eased up, but as I was rubbing my neck, I found a lump on the left side...
