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Hello Just an update, hubby is due you have a rig fitted on weds next week and the Ng tube taken out, hopefully things will go well as I think he's going through enough already Anyone else had a rig fitted? Was it an easy process Thanks Jen
Hi all, Diagnosed with this on Friday. Surgery soon. Then a break and radiotherapy for 6 weeks. If anyone has any advice and tips on this rare one, it would be much appreciated. I'm 56 and seven months post total hip replacement. Suffered with a blocked...
Hi, I've joined this forum as my husband as just been given a diagnosis of cancer. Thinking it was a cyst, he'd had FNA, ultrasound. The women doing it was convinced it was 'just a cyst' The biopsies were inconclusive with what was drawn out of it so...
Hi all need abit of advice. Im 7 weeks post treatment. My mucus has dried up and now have drymouth ,chronic some days, but im coping. My weight up to a week and a half ago has been stable. Saw the dietician 2 weeks ago and realised I've only been have...
I’ve spoken on here a couple of times about my husband who has head and neck cancer (tonsil/throat) stage 4 aggressive he has been having 6 weeks radiotherapy and has 4 sessions to go he has attempted to have chemotherapy but rejected it and had a...
While the vaccine was originally introduced to target cervical malignancies, extensive research now shows it provides substantial, long-term protection against human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven throat and mouth cancers in both men and women.... BBC...
Hi all. I had finished 33 sessions of radiotherapy on 12th of June. Inoperable thyroid cancer. On the same day I was admitted to hospital, fitted with NG tube and stayed in hospital for 2.5 weeks when they tried to sort out my pain meds so I can go...
My husband refised a feeding tube throughout recovery as it ended up he had such badly damaged tissues he ended up having an emergency tracheostomy! He had a near fatal bleed . It was a huge huge mistake and he had been in so much pain too, finally...
Hey everyone I’m hoping for some help and suggestions for my lovely Dad who is 4 weeks post radiotherapy on a neck lymph node and struggling with endless coughing cycles at night! he has a RIG and is nil by mouth as he has a fistula in his wind pipe...
Hi my story is that 5 years ago I had a lump on my jaw thinking it was an abscess but unfortunately a fast growing tumour. I was then told need surgery within 3 weeks or I wouldn't see Christmas. I was diagnosed in November then had a 17.5 hour operation...
