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I’m due to have surgery next week, as the first part of my treatment, to remove the parotid tumour. I understand to expect pain, but was wondering what pain relief I’ll be given to take home. How long were you in hospital for….and any other advice...
My husband is 4 weeks' post treatment (30 radiotherapy and 2 chemotherapy) but seems to be feeling worse than during treatment and he was admitted 3 times due to chest infections, pneumonia and being unable to eat. He has squamous cell carcinoma of left...
I apologize for asking this but I’d like to know i hope I’m wording it right. But after you have your post treatment scan and results show you are cleared, is it possible for them to find a different cancer Like for instance the patients original cancer...
Hi everyone Well I'm writing this from a very nice ward in hospital. Came in at 7am this morning for first part of my treatment neck dissection to remove lymph nodes. Was absolutely petrified but surgeon talked through things really well. 3 hours...
Hello, my husband has base of tongue and lymph node cancer - T4N1M0 and has had 29 out of 35 radiotherapy treatments and 2 out of 3 chemo treatments so far. He is really unwell with it all. Terrible throat pain, coughing up blood in phlegm, dysphagia...
Hi people I have recently had a meeting with my oncologist He tells us that he is 95% certain that the treatment on my neck and tonsil has been successful I have to have a PET scan and then see him again on April 9th thank you for your help...
Two weeks before the end of my rt treatment the skin on my neck broke down leaving me having to have dressings removed and replaced daily. This continued for four weeks after treatment. Thankfully my skin has healed well but the new skin on my neck is...
Hi all have finished RT July last year, had 2 good checks all fine but have been plagued with oral thrush and now my throat is starting to hurt and little uncomfortable when swallowing. Is this ok Bit anxious there is a problem Thanks, Pam x
A post I just read is making me more scared now. How common is this?
Hubby has 1 week of treatment left (6 treatments). He continues to eat and has only lost about 5 lbs. He is way better off at this point than I thought he would be. Sometimes the anticipation of what will happen is worse than what actually happens. He...
