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I was referred by my dentist on a 2ww after he saw something suspicious on my tongue, he said it didn’t look like a cancer to him but given my medical history of Stage 4B Hodgkins Lymphoma he wanted it looked at. Ten days later a doctor at the hospital...
Hello I had a superficial parotidectomy back in April this year, and it's been confirmed that I have mucoepidermoid carcinoma (salivary gland cancer). I have two options which I would like to get an opinion on from anyone who has had the same procedure...
Hi everyone I've completed the fundraiser walk last night, it was tough but so very worth it. I received a few donations from you lovelies here as well as a lot of love a care, so it's only fair you get an update and share in the glory. It was such...
Hi everyone I am looking for ways to support my sister - 10 weeks after chemo and radio. She has an NG tube and had started food trials. After 3 weeks of an upset stomach, she still has stomach pain and cant ring herself to eat or drink. Back to the...
Hi everyone. Apologies if this post is a duplicate. We’re in iffy internet reception. I'm 6 months post treatment today. Progress is going well. My issue atm is appetite return. I have no issues with taste or eating and can eat most things. I’m off...
My husband is having his PET scan today. I am driving him. His radiographer had recommended he sits in the back of the car afterwards (we have a 2 hour trip) and have windows open. I knew he shouldn’t go near our kids for 6 hours but did everyone else...
Hi Everyone, I have finally found the courage to come onto this forum . I had a 2.5cm lump on the left side of my neck and have been told after having an ultrasound with fine needle aspiration that they found squamous Cell Carcinoma 16 positive HPV...
I've been in a strange mood all day today, couldn't focus, felt like I'd missed something and kept checking this group... Just realized it's exactly one year since I was told my scans were clear and tumors had gone!
I will be having my PEG (not RIG) removed in the not too distant future. When it was put in we discussed removal and I was given 2 options. 1 - remove it the way it went in with an endoscope and 2 - cut it close to the skin and push it in and leave it...
hello, i finally finished the treatment last week, but i still have a cancerous node left and haven't been told what is going to happen next, i wanted to know has anyone had any experience of using a nebuliser? is it worth trying to get one from my...
