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Well I came off the fortisips and my eating improved, I was eating more and different things because my swallow seemed to improve also. Sausage, crispy bacon, pasta and shepherds pie. This lasted about 3 weeks and then all of a sudden I am struggling...
Hi everyone, 19 weeks post treatment,and this last 2 weeks my throat and tongue have been exceptionally dry, I could quite easily say that my recovery seems to have gone back 6 weeks easily! As in previous posts I thought it might be the start of my...
Right , in pallative care for numerous cancers which spread from my HPV tonsil few years back. My issue in really really bad throat infection ( hospice nurse thinks , doc look monda) on pain level eating bout 12. Anti bots crap. Any ideas what might...
Hi everyone, I'm here because, after 5-years of telling me that the lesion on my tongue was 'geographic tongue' my dentist suddenly changed her mind. She only changed her mind because I mentioned that the lesion was painful sometimes - she said 'does...
I had a tonsillectomy in Oct 24.Started 35 dose radiotherapy on 6th December 2024 which finished 22/1/25, It did get painful but then seemed to improve- but over last 4 weeks has gotten worse again. General sore throat and actual pain when swallowing...
I'm posting on my wifes account, as I have forgotten my password. I have stopped taking my morphine this week, I was on both a long lasting tablet version (Zomorph? 40mg a day), as well as oral morphine (4 x 20mg). Now I have stopped, I am hurting...
I’m now 8 days post surgery, for a relatively small, cancerous tumour removal in my parotid gland. im not a stranger to surgery, but have never felt so unwell (ie tired, sleepy), for so, so long. I stepped outside for the first time yesterday, but felt...
Hi, My mum has tonsil cancer and has had radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She had her PET scan last week after her treatment ended 12 weeks before. She is due to have a face to face meeting next week to understand how she has responded to the treatment...
Hiya. I am sorry for posting this as I am normally very positive and glass half full kind of fella yet I really am struggling and would like to hear if this is normal? I was diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer in August 2023. I had a very intensive...
I was happy to find this forum and it makes a person feel less isolated, just reading about everybody's experiences xx. I had surgery 8 weeks ago: 2.5cm carcinoma on the floor of my mouth, small part of the tongue as well as jaw and 4 teeth removed...
