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Hi everyone, Been using durophat toothpaste for 3 weeks now , not sure but seem to think it's had a effect on my tongue ,strange taste in mouth. Anyone else get this problem prior to treatment starting? My treatment starts on Monday 28th 2 chemo...
So tomorrow I am to meet my Oncology Team for the first time- don’t want to lie about it, I am scared!!
You can teach an old dog new tricks!! At my routine follow-up I was talking to my Dr about the issue many of us have; that of losing taste part way through eating something. The example I used was eating sticky toffee pudding, having 2 mouthfuls then...
Hi, I am new to the group so hello all. I was diagnosed with throat cancer in March but after intensive chemoradion treatment the cancer is in remmission. About 4 weeks ago I noticed a small protusion in my lower gum which I assumed was a new tooth. I...
Hi, my name is Joe and I just want to say hi to the group. I was diagnosed with Squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx in March. The last six months have been tough including treatment (30 x Radiotherapy) and (5 x sessions) of chemo in 6 weeks. I received...
Hi all, My 74y/o mother was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2022. She had a surgery to remove a portion of her tongue, we got the all clear... until it came back late last year. Well, in May, she went under to have a pretty large operation that...
Today was the day I'd been looking forward to (and dreading in equal measure !) with the results of my CT scan. On the whole it went really well. The oncologist is delighted with how my body has responded to the treatment. She talked me through the...
Hey all Hope everyone’s doing as well as they can do and if not hang in there… So I had my post treatment PET scan last week, took 5 months but hey ho, got a call yesterday to say it’s all clear… Dont get me wrong I’m incredibly relieved and kinda...
Hi all just a quick update. Home now after 18 days in hospital for my jaw surgery. Had to be done as sustain damage osteoradionecrosis from previous radiotherapy. Operation was complicated due to surgery site and previous radiation. I must say it's tough...
Hi, my 17 year old son is struggling after 6 weeks of proton beam therapy on his neck lymph nodes, nose and behind his eye. We were told symptons would peak 2 weeks after treatment finished and then get better. We're 9 weeks on since treatment finished...
