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iam 7 weeks post treatment eating everything and anything so rig came out 8 days ago ive done all what the nurse told me to shower not bath change dressing every 3 days for 7 days then take dressing off for good so i have took it off today its all dry...
My husband is nine months out of treatment for tonsil cancer, he gets 2000 calories a day, still cannot gain any weight back. He lost 35 lbs, he was 195 now 160. The dr says as long as he doesn’t lose any, drs doesn’t seem to say much about it. He’s 78...
Hi this may be long sorry in october i went swimming and got splashed over my head a lot ,the day after i got headaches and dizziness . Gast forward a week and i emded up with a dry sore mouth evrryone saying anxiety. That dry mouth chhanged to burning...
Peeps- i asked a simple question 5 days ago and have been overwhelmed by the positive responses from so many.Thanks to you all- too many to do individual responses- but i will maybe ask more personal questions when my treatment starts. Many thanks again...
Yesterday we got the results from my husband's PET scan (10 weeks post treatment). It was positive in that they said the cancer (larynx and lymph nodes) had responded well to treatment. However there were two new areas lit up in his shoulder and side...
Hiya I have my 2 week referral appointment tomorrow at Lancaster Royal Infirmary it apparently is a one stop whatever that means, been told on here that it will be a ultrasound with needle biopsy and a camera, is there anything else they will do during...
Hi all, I’ve just been diagnosed with Nasal / Para Nasal cancer and one of the two treatments suggested involves removal of my nose, a healing period of some 3-4 months, then I’d be fitted with a prosthetic nose. I understand that the prosthesis has to...
It's been a while since I posted; no excuses really, just been really busy with loads of hospital visits (6 weeks radiotherapy and recovery, follow ups, maxillofacial prosthetics consultations, oncology reviews, scans etc). I had my final post treatment...
Hiya has anyone had their 2 week wait ENT referral at Lancaster Royal Infirmary, if so can you tell me what happened at your first appointment please, was told it was a one stop clinic.
Hi everyone, I had the results of my post treatment MRI today and it appears I'm cancer free! I didn't expect it as my tumour was stage 4b and had invaded the bone of my eye socket, so there was mention of potentially removing my eye! But I'm clear! I...
