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Hi I am currently being assessed and am finding the waiting stressful Here is my timeline so far 1/7 suspected quinsy, sent to a&e to have it drained and was told by an ENT dr that it was a growth. Was given antibiotics as unwell and promised an ENT...
Hi I’m a year on from tongue surgery and neck disection and RT on neck. I’ve started to get a weird taste on the side of the tongue I had surgery. Has anyone else had this? I think I might have had it after surgery but it did go away. x
I have suffering from oral dysplasia on the left side of my tongue for almost 20 years and had a various wider excision in the past. Unfortunately small cancer was found when I did the last surgery this July. It was stage 1 and all removed surgically...
Has anyone had immunotherapy and did it work. Diagnosed last year with tongue cancer, had radiotheraphy and chemotherapy but came back after just 18 months. Next plan was surgery,vi was taken down for operation to remove half of tongue but they had...
Suspected tonsil cancer, I think I put throat cancer on my original post but it’s tonsil. Had my CT scan last Tuesday results back with consultant, rang consultants secretary on Thursday to be told the biopsies still hadn’t been sent back and they wouldn...
Hi all my dad had tonsil cancer and 2 lymph nodes they caught very early. He had 2 rounds of chemo and 30days radiation. He finished 8 weeks again and most things are good just the eating as still painful, but yesterday he noticed a lump on his lower...
Diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the soft palate. Radiation was given to the back of throat (my uvula is gone! *sob* kinda liked the guy), both lymphs and tonsil to eradicate any excess 'bad guys'. I h ave been treated 2X a day since Oct 24th...
Hi all, I hope I'm ok to post here? I was just wondering if anyone could help me by sharing their Paratid tumor symptoms please? I've not yet been diagnosed but I'm starting to have my concerns and I need a doctor to take me seriously! About 3 months...
Have anyone have to take anti depressants during or after treatments, to cope better? My husband has been done with treatments but isn’t as happy and worried.
I am still having a problem with my trismus. It doesn’t end I had radiation in June I feel better, but sometimes I feel like I’m never gonna get better
