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Evening, my husband is having a bit of panic tonight so I wondered if anyone could givr him any reassurance please. He had radiotherapy and a neck dissection 9 months ago. He has noticed that the side of the tumour (where he had a higher dose of radiotherapy...
Hi, I finished radiotherapy treatment on October 7th last year (30 fractions) Obviously the skin on my neck was in a bad state, needing a polymem dressing for a couple of weeks, and my swallow reflex was weak. I could only manage a single "gulp" and...
I finished treatment for HPV16-positive cancer in May 2023, which had affected two lymph nodes in my neck, primary was never found. A PET scan in August 2023 showed no signs of active cancer. On December 6, I underwent an ultrasound for what I believed...
Hi, I am sorry I have asked this before and elsewhere. The surgery is scheduled for Thu and I just want some last minute info/discussion. I am getting a bit scared and also I have not been staying at the hospital since the last time 12 years ago with...
I cant find anyone who has a cyst on the base of the tongue has anyone in here heard of it ? Al i can see when i read about things are ulcers , its got me all petriefied it really has but why would he says it didnt look suspicious ? He must think it dosnt...
Hi its my biopsy tommrow not today got it wrong I have been very nervous today it was suggested i ask questions but can i ask those questions in am appt for a biopsy ? Not sure what to ask i guess is it s cyst he is biopsing why did the letter say assmetry...
Hi Anyone on here had to have one of these to block the hole they intend making on hard palette to stop food liquid going down nasal passages and allowing you to talk etc . I am really struggling with this and feel hood winked , surgeon on first meeting...
After a year after chemo and radiation my husband’s voice is still different, alittle raspy, deeper. Anyone else?
Hi Currently truing to come to terms with my consultant visit yesterday. My own fault in a way as I was making sure I was prepared, read all the side effects for radiotherapy and the blogs of relevant champions on here. All well and good then I was...
Started with a lump on right side of neck, lump removed in August 2023, came back as cancerous, MRI, CT and PET scans to find the primary , didn’t show on scans , October I had tonsils removed , biopsy of the nasal space and base of tongue, primary found...
