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Post surgery, post radiotherapy. Still sore and swelling around my mouth and neck. Suffered severe skin reaction to radiotherapy and really suffered with mucositis; new sores around my mouth daily as a result of this until a week ago, the sores stopped...
Hi everyone. Long time fundraiser, first time user :( I've recently been having investigations for Nasopharyngeal Cancer. My initial MRI showed signs of Lymphoma, then I went to see a specialist who used a camera to look up my nose and noticed a...
hello everyone. Nothing lit up on his scan. Said only scans needed for now are chest scan due yearly due to him being former smoker no more ct or pet scan needed for the head/ neck area. ty all for putting up w my crazy outbursts. I’m sorry I had...
I’ve had my radiation in June. I saw my Oncologist Two weeks ago, she said I am doing good. I have a lot of swelling in my tongue and in my mouth it is driving me crazy is there anyone can think something to do
A tiny back story, I was diagnosed with CIN3 cervical and HPV in October '24. I was treated with LLetz (Jan '25) for this and still under the waiting game. I'm wondering if anyone else has then gone on to notice, and confirmed, swollen lymph nodes...
First of all I know I am acting like a crazy worrier and over thinker. Please try to understand I’ve never had to deal w cancer until mark was diagnosed in sept. i don’t know what to expect from the scan results today. I’m stressed about the initial...
I recently had another biopsy as my pet scan results showed alot of green uptake on my tonsil post treatment and also as I was in such a lot of pain, it was decided not to wait another 3 months to see if it would resolve but to have another biopsy. I...
Is it normal to have your taste come and go. Good one day not so good the next? Up and down daily? It’s been almost 3 months since treatment ended any reasons why it changes often? mark is going for his results tomorrow please good thoughts TYIA.
My husband had his scan today and I called to find out how long results would get to us snd she said dr has to review them and we Weill go over them at his appt on the 16th! do you think that if the radiologist or tech saw something of concern on the...
Hi it’s my first time posting. My husband is 52 and was diagnosed with cancer in his neck lymph nodes in December. The doctors couldn’t find the primary cancer but believe it’s in the base of his tongue as there is a lump there. Despite many tests, scans...
