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Hi all Don't know how to find my previous posts but just to say that 51 weeks ago I was terrified when my dentist found the "suspicious areas" inside my cheek which did turn out to be Stage 2 cancer. The fear of the treatment (radiotherapy and three...
Where to start. Back in August my wife (42 y/o) woke up with a golf ball on the upper right side of her neck. Ultimately ended up with a US, which showed a 3.1cm x 2cm x2cm hypoechoic mass. Differential was complex cyst vs neoplasm vs lympadenopathy....
Was told to start using Difflam mouth wash 4 times a after first chemo. Found that it numbed my tongue and cheeks too much so was told to dilute it with water. Did anyone else feel the same.? Sore mouth hasn't kicked in yet ,only on day 4 of RT.also...
Hi Everyone. Just needing to seek opinions and experiences. My other half is 15 months post treatment for tonsil cancer and lymph node involvement. Physically he is well, albeit with some annoying lasting side effects. Mentally though things are not...
I haven’t read much about immunotherapy, my husband had radiation and chemo and six months after they said he would benefit from this. The dr said there’s always micro cancer cells you can’t see with scans, anyone else heard of that?
I know there is a Travel Insurance thread, but I though I would just update the group. I have the Nationwide FlexPlus bank account with inclusive travel insurance. Previously they have insured me for everything EXCEPT the cancer related issues. Nationwide...
Today, after my CT of 3 weeks ago had shown 'something' still in my neck, I received my PET scan results. Could tell from the oncologist before we sat down that it wasn't all going to be good news. On the positive front I am now free of head and neck...
I am a 20 year survivor of squamous cell carcinoma of my right toncil. As everyone knows it was a difficult treatment. I had 50 radiations and 3 treatments of taxol. I had about 20-12 years of great recovery, then things started to happen. Cramps in my...
Hi, Just a quick post to check if anyone has experienced something similar to what seems to be an unusual illness. I'm currently awaiting a biopsy (ultrasound guided tru-cut) for a mass in my parotid gland. I had two of these masses appear rapidly...
Just come back from overnight stay at hospital for my first Chemo and 2 x associated radiotherapy. Had 1st RT at 8:40 am .Chemo took 10 hours was started at 3pm and finished at around 1am. Lots of runs to the loo to decant nearly 8ltrs of fluid !...
