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Is anybody wearing upper dentures after radiation? If you have are they ok with not much saliva?????
Hi I’m new here and was prompted to join as on Monday I’m about to start six weeks of radiotherapy on my left side neck and throat. I’m five weeks post neck dissection and tors surgery which successfully removed 32 lymph nodes, only one large tumour and...
Hi all. I finished radiotherapy for head and neck cancer about 8 weeks ago. Had loads of side effects, but lately felt I am almost back to normal so decided to go back to work. Starting on Wednesday and it is staged return. I the last 2 weeks...
Hi guys. I lost my job in June and 3 weeks later I was diagnosed with an olfactory neuroblastoma. Subsequent biopsies revealed it is a sino-nasal squamous cell carcinoma. I am due to have Terry the tumour evicted on 1 Sep followed by radiotherapy etc...
Hi again lovely people I thought I'd post another update in case it helps others (all your posts are so helpful to me). I'm midway thru week 3 and here are some reflections and thoughts and stuff I am learning: My days are largely spent on feed...
Hello everyone, I’ve been away from this community for quite some time. I do feel a little guilty because you were all so helpful to me in the past. I’m honestly not sure I would have got through some of the darker days, and especially the nights, without...
Hi everyone, I’m 2 years post RT and my doctor has stopped prescribing Oralieve for my dry mouth. Does anyone else still receive this after 2 years? I had to almost beg my dentist for Duraphat toothpaste as people on here have said that this should...
Just a reminder as to how important it is to have a yearly Thyroid blood test. I had mine first week of July, result was slightly out of normal range, Gp said to have another in a mouth, result of second one shows back into normal range. Take care in...
Hello I am new here. I had surgery to remove a parotid gland tumour a few months ago, followed by radiotherapy, which ended 6-7 weeks ago. When this started I put on a brave face and was optimistic about getting back to a "normal" life (a new kind of...
Just waiting to introduce myself. I'm Den and I'm 2 weeks into treatment for Oropharyngeal Cancer and feeling very scared about the next few weeks
