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Hello everyone, I'm a bit worried about how I'm feeling. I'm going to speak to my Macmillan nurse soon, but I appreciate any thoughts or experience you might have. I've had a cold for 3 weeks and my nose is blocked, so I'm mouth breathing and waking...
They got my pathology results back. Margin is now clear, 38 lymph nodes were removed (only one cancerous one,) Next is 6 weeks radiotherapy 5 days a week, PEG fitted and then possible 5 weeks chemotherapy, scared stiff! Hazel x
Hi everyone, New to all this. Got my diagnosis a week ago and have an appointment on Wednesday with consultant where I expect to find out about my treatment. Currently feeling completely lost
I have not posted the for a couple of months and would like to thank all the people who gave me support through my treatment from my diagnosis to finishing treatment seven weeks ago. When I was diagnosed with cancer (HPV base of tongue) it was terrifying...
I’m new to the group, just wanted to say Hi to you all.
Hi was wondering if anyone experienced this. I'm 19 weeks post RT now. Had head neck dissection and stage one cancer cut from my tongue. No lymphnodes spread. My question is I get a lot of water blisters on my tongue but have never had any sores on my...
Just been diagnosed with base of tongue malignancy with bilateral neck spread and am waiting now for treatment to start any advice would be appreciated as I have no real idea on what to expect and I understand everybody is different in how they react...
My dad was dx with SCC, HPV+ of tonsil in 2019, had modified neck dissection, TORS of both tonsils with wide margin on right affected tonsil. He was T1N1 with only pos. node on neck dx. Radiation to area, PET 3 months later showed mets to lung. Had Keytruda...
Hello everyone, Just had phone call from Claire my dietician saying she is coming Tuesday morning to change balloon in my RIG ,and community nurse will be taking RIG stitches out ! Is this a painful procedure ? Do I need to prepare myself for more...
In March I had a what I thought was an ulcer at the back of my mouth n then I forgot about it, I went to see the dentist in June who took one look n sent me off to see my gp had an appointment the following day at the hospital, everything was moving really...
