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Hi I am now 18 days in 35 radiotherapy on base of tongue.one problem I have is that water tastes slimy and horrible if anyone has any ideas to make drinking a bit more pleasing I would be very grateful
Hi I was diagnosed with stage 1 tongue cancer. Nodes clear. Had head neck dissection in march then radiotherapy in may. 30 sessions. My question is they say it takes six weeks to recover after RT. I am 7 weeks now and still very much in pain. My tongue...
My surgery was 12 yr ago (see my profile) and I lost my eye due to radiotherapy damage a year later. I had a coral implant inserted at that time and since then wore a prosthesis. Due to further damage of my eyelids it is no longer stable, is painful and...
In late march i was at the dentist because i had found white dots within 5 kins she was doing an email to head and neck dr, i saw dr on the following tues and within the next 4wks i had ct and mri scans, plus biopsy, i was then told yes i had oral cancer...
I have been suffering from oral epithelial dysplasia on my tongue for more than 15 years and had few wider excisions on the affected areas. The most recent excision was carried out last month and have just found out that the test results had small cancer...
Hi all I'm back. Any tips on pain relief? As you know had my hemi reconstruction & lymph nodes taken in April. Radiotherapy for six weeks finished 4 weeks ago but I'm in more pain now than when I had tongue cancer, had surgery & was having RT. Yes I...
Hi All, So my wife finished 35 sessions of radiotherapy last Friday and Chemo a few weeks ago for nasopharyngeal cancer. She had to stay in hospital for the last week and has now been on a NG tube for about 3 weeks used for forty sips and her meds...
Hi all, Been following the discussions for some time but this is my first time posting, just wanted to share my experience of my treatment journey ( I know everyone's experience is different). I was diagnosed with T2N1M0 HPV16+ tonsil cancer (right...
Hi everyone hope you are all doing ok My treatment starts on Wednesday and I'm trying to put plans in place. I was wondering what the hospitals supply? Also what GP's supply etc. Did anyone put a prescription into the GP Surgery before their treatment...
Hi, I am new here I was diagnosed with tongue cancer in May. I have had a partial glossectomy and neck dissection. I am about to undergo Chemoradiation which involves 6 cisplatin and 30 radiotherapy sessions. I have a place to start University in September...
