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Hi Everyone I am sorry it's me again I need your help and advice again. I am nearly 13 weeks post treatment for t4 tonsil cancer. I am nearly 13 weeks post treatment and am trying to eat solid food as I no longer have a PEG fitted. I have tried full...
Been a while since I visited the forum. I wanted to celebrate one year since my last RT treatment for tonsil and neck cancer. As the song says what a difference a day makes well in my case a year. It’s been tough, having teeth removed, insertion...
My beloved partner of two years has neck cancer. We are three weeks post op neck resection and removal of parotid salivary and lymp nodes . Now awaiting radiotherapy end of august. It’s harrowing ! Anyone similar Plse ?
Hi, my question is dry mouth. I know it's a very common side effect but mine seems to be getting worse 8 weeks after RT and had head neck dissection before that. I have to drink throughout the nite to help this and last night was the worse my lips actually...
I've just finished a 6 week course of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of cetuximab. All i want to do is quench my thirst.
Received a diagnosis of a metastatic SCC in the paratoid gland (primary SCC was on my temple on the same side) after MRI, CT and FNA. Yesterday was given a treatment plan of Total paratoidectomy including sacrifice of the facial nerve, and a neck disection...
I am 66 years old and have been really fortunate that this is my first experience of hospital visits. Everything seems stressful at present, I guess I will just have to get used to it for a while. The treatment plan is to give me 6 weeks of radiotherapy...
My husband was treated for stage 3 HPV tonsil cancer with surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. He finished treatment just over 12 months ago and is clear so far, thank goodness. We know how lucky he is ( so far) but we realise even more now how unfair cancer...
Hi Everyone, As some of you maybe aware I had an attempted RIG fitting and sadly due to significant vomiting my stomach kept deflating, they tried 4 times but due to my reaction they had to abandon it (apparently no sedation was aware of everything...
Well I’m a cancer survivor because last year I had jaw cancer stage 4 I went through the whole process , still need dentures fitted to my mouth, still feeding mostly by peg feeds find it hard to swallow buts, but this isn’t about me it’s about my husband...
