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Was wondering if anyone attending the head and neck conference in Sheffield in November. Its run by the swallows charity . I'm attending. It seems very good . It's on for two days. There is no head and neck support group in northern Ireland and I really...
Hi. Diagnosed with oral cancer on roof of mouth last week. Had ct and mri yesterday. All moving very fast. Specialist said will have op to remove growth on roof of mouth but waiting for mri and ct results. So scared it will show its spread somewhere else...
Hi Again all, My wife is Romanian and I'm English- Married 10 years now, just wondered if there were any Romanians on here who have been through similar treatment. She is really struggling post treatment and I think it would just be nice if she had...
Hi all Me again! I noticed my voice wasn’t normal today and throat was a little sore, when I got home I looked in my throat and I noticed 2 white spots that I’ve not seen before, I’m pretty sure it’s not thrush as I have no other symptoms, any ideas...
Hi all I’m still getting my head around the forums. I hope I’m on the head and neck for them as I’m not quite sure what I’m doing yet. Anyway, I’ve been recently diagnosed with an inoperable tumour that lies next to My left tonsil. I had all my left...
Hello , my dad has had a massive lump in his neck for a good few months and it’s slowly gotten bigger and it’s on his back now and he cannot move his left arm , also can’t swallow . He’s been diagnosed with SCC and is waiting for an appointment with the...
Hi just wondering if anyone who had tongue cancer feel their speech was slightly affected after RT. I'm 9 weeks post RT now and feel it hard speaking sometimes and sore as I feel my tongue is so swollen in my mouth and my cheek on the RT side swollen...
Hi, Watched a lot of videos, on YouTube etc Maybe not a good idea, but on the US videos I note that although treatment seems basically identical they get given steroids. Has anyone been prescribed these? They seem to really help inflammation in...
Morning all, I’ve somehow managed to lose 8lbs in my first 2 weeks of radio and chemo treatment! really keen to hear from anyone who managed to maintain their starting weight or lose very little throughout treatment and how they did it! Any tips...
Hello I am new to the group. Was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma a few weeks ago. Have phone appointment with my oncologist this week when hopefully they can start some form of treatment. I have no idea what to expect with treatment - will...
