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Hey, I’m still waiting on diagnosis but have an urgent referral appointment this Thursday. Sore throat and pain seems a lot better today however I still have a constant blocked ears with pain. I’m 30 with a 1 year old and I’m really worried what...
Hi I am 6mths post radiotherapy and have noticed my ear canal seems to have shrunk. Trouble putting in earplugs and inside feels very dry and I can only hear perfectly out of it when my jaw opens. Anyone else had this and can anything be done about it...
I’m not sure what to do to help me eat and chew as it started getting painful yesterday (end of week 2)? I’m taking paracetamol every 4 hours and that’s mostly ok except when I eat. I’ve tried rinsing with difflam and applying gelclair to where the ulcers...
Hello all, im asking on behalf of my mum who has recently completed treatment for base of tongue cancer, intense radio therapy and one chemo, that has left her saliva glands not existent and an extremely dry mouth making it very very difficult to eat...
in June 2023 I was operated on for squamous cell cancer below my left ear. Surgery was very radical involving removal of a significant part of my neck tissues, nodes, glands etc and the corresponding glands/nodes in my left chest/arm. My chest muscle...
Hello I am new here and I hope it is okay to post as I haven't been officially diagnosed, but am very worried I have throat cancer. I have had a constant sore throat and swollen tonsils for over 2 months now. I am waiting to get into and ENT, but...
Hi, I’m new here and hope it’s ok to post as I’m yet to have a diagnosis. I’ve been having a constant sore throat since October 2024. I get the razor blade throat, red patches, swollen lumps on neck (not all the time) and it feels like hell trying...
Hello I had my 1st appointment with my consultant last week. He went through the official diagnosis and the plan for surgery. I have a tumor 1 x 1.5cm in the parotid gland. I will be having surgery to remove this and there was also talk about removing...
This might be a silly question but can you get life insurance when you been told your cancer as gone
Hi anyone else still struggling with sore tongue and throat 4 months after treatment finished .really struggling with meals food getting stuck .thought I would be improving by now. Pet scan results Tuesday panicking it's not gone
