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Hello all. My husband had surgery last month for hard palate cancer (T4N0M0) and is now recovering at home. We had a call from his surgeon today to let us know that they had found cancer is one of the nodes taken from his neck dissection, and so now he...
Hi Everyone , just wanted to ask if anybody knows if you can have a course of rt a few after you have had a course. My hubby had mandibular 2 years ago and had surgery and 6 weeks of rt. Just recently hes consultant has found something she wasnt happy...
I am currently reading One Midsummer's Day by Mark Crocker. I am swift obsessed, thrilling to their arrival and marvelling at their screeching in the skies then mourning their departure at the end of too short a season Earlier I read Goshawk Summer...
Good morning everyone. I’ve completed week 2 of RT/CT and have just started to notice the changes in my mouth and throat. It feels like there is a huge obstruction in my throat already!! I’m taking paracetamol and the hospital have now given me codine...
Hi Everyone, 6 months post treatment,I had a couple of slices of tuna and onion pizza,also Bolognese pizza yesterday also had a couple of pints of lager ,this morning my tongue is painful and sore especially on treatment side .I've used difflam for...
I am starting to see some good progress with my husband. He has lots of energy and is back to being busy. He is breathing much better through his nose. The worst side effect currently is throat pain and dry mouth. His doctor was suprised that he wasn...
Hello all , it’s been a while lol . Just thought I’d log in and give you all an update on my recovery. Well it’s been quite good tbh , fit and well and back to work like nothings happened , just the usual niggly stuff to deal with like extra water when...
Hi I have had treatment for hpv throat neck cancer finished treatment radiotherapy 2 chemo October 2024 , my taste is still barely there and wondering if anyone has the same issues or if there is anything that might encourage it to come back
My throat seems to be getting progressively worse. I am 7 months post treatment and have been told I am taking longer than usual to heal. Im so worried about my throat as something has changed and I'm in terrible pain. I do have an mri on Monday and dreading...
Hello, I've previously posted regarding my partner. He completed his 6 weeks of radiotherapy last October. He was told no sign of the cancer in January which was brilliant news. Unfortunately, secondary cancer found in hip and rib. 5 sessions of rt...
