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Hi, I would like to seek for advise regarding my situation. I am scheduled for chemoradiotherapy for my mouth cancer next week. We've decided to relocate for my treatment since we're living in a shared house before, we moved to a one bedroom flat. Despite...
I saw some info along time ago about research into repair - does anyone know if this has made it to clinical trials please ?
Hi. I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction for advice about something a bit weird. I had my T3 ACC removed a couple of weeks ago, along with some jaw and the roof of my mouth, which they patched with a skin...
Hi all I can’t believe I’m saying it, but thank goodness I’m 2 months post end of treatment, yahoo!! I won’t go over how tough it’s been, I know you all know, blimey we’re a tough lot!! However, I’m now at a stage where now I’m feeling a little...
Hi everyone, well yesterday was day 1 of of 30 my treatment. It all went well and was painless and straightforward apart from being a long day. Radio first, and a chilly mask which they kindly warmed up and with a little help from Lorazepam, a lady from...
Hi, Have read that some people have found these useful to help with radio and chemo symptoms. Keen to understand people’s experiences and what type I should be looking for as seems to be quite a few different variables. Thanks Jason
Oral cancer inside cheek, Stage 2. 30 sessions RT in Jan/Feb. Final scans showed area of doubt. Another two biopsies and much fear and worry by me, supported by the pals on here. It so, so, helps to know folks understand. Well, today was the day and...
Hi I’m 6 months from operation on tongue and 35 lympth nodes removed from neck and radiotherapy. NHS were fab through treatment but I’ve never seen a physio! I just looked up the exercises online! I’ve tried to book in with them but they never repeat...
Has anyone had TORS performed as a separate operation than their neck dissection? My husband has SCC with p16 positivity, right tonsil and lymph node. He had a neck dissection last week and it was confirmed 1 cancerous node with no extra nodal extension...
Hi All, Hope you are all doing ok? I have had my 2nd Cisplatin Chemo treatment and was given Dexamethasone 2mg Tablets 2x twice a day for 3 days. First lot were absolutely fine, but on 2nd treatment and they are giving me terrible heartburn and...
