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Hi everyone I am experiencing loads of emotions. Very up and down. I have a T4 tonsil diagnosis which I had 30 radiotherapy and 2 chemo. I am pretty scared as I was supposed to have a further 4 chemo but my consultant stopped it because of my severe reaction...
Hi all, Needing some support... had a terrible day. I have my wife, so I do have someone in the real world to talk to. Just met with oncologist today and I have been told that I have incurable metastases to my lungs (both lungs and chest lymph nodes...
Hi all, I’m Sue and have tongue cancer which has spread to my lymph nodes on the right hand side of my neck. I have recently had a second tongue op and neck dissection and am awaiting radiotherapy. I’m having a rig fitted next week then radiotherapy...
My partner has been diagnosed with stage 3 throat cancer. No symptoms at all but now we’re in the life of radiotherapy & chemotherapy. Anyone else in the same position? im so scared
Hi I had HPV in right tonsil and had it and lymph nodes removed on May 1st. I was lucky as results from pathology meant no further treatment was necessary. Numbness in neck, ear and mouth is gradually diminishing, but now I'm experiencing some pain...
Hi, New here, joined today. I'm 30yo, 13 weeks ago I found a lump on the right side of my neck under my right ear on the corner of my jaw, I ignored it for a few weeks thinking it was a gland flaring up fighting a cold or the flu. 4 weeks later...
Hi everyone, I start my radiotherapy and chemo 24th July, scary times ahead but getting myself prepared. Had my mask fitting and CT with contrast yesterday gosh that was fun it was when it started getting hard and the pressure of it getting tighter...
Hello, It’s taken me a while to get here, but I got the courage to finally post something. I am due to start treatment tomorrow,15th July and my anxiety is off the scale. I had an MRI when I had my radiotherapy mask filled and had a panic attack during...
Hi All, I just need a bit of advice from any females out there, after treatment ended do you have yearly papp (smear) tests or just the routine ones? I've been asking for yearly ones but am told (at 51yrs) it's every 5yrs now... and noone seems to...
Hi Has anyone any experience of having their throat dilated post treatment please? I was referred from ENT to gastro and had a flexible endoscopy with my throat stretched with a balloon from a 'tight stricture' to 9mm under sedation. They referred...
