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Hi all :-) Some may remember me, just a quick post and quick catch up as it's 6 years today since I had my 1st operation for jaw cancer. Still got a bit of swelling between neck and chin, a bit of an overbite and can only open my mouth about an...
Hi all, I haven’t posted on here before but here goes. My partner was diagnosed with right side tonsil cancer which spread to two lymphnodes back in October 2023, finishing chemoradiation in February. We got his PET scan results yesterday, the treatment...
Hi everyone - my name is Karen and I was diagnosed with throat cancer a couple of months ago. I had surgery 3 weeks ago where they removed my left tonsil, and part of my throat and surrounding muscle. The surgery was hard and the pain was awful but I...
Hi Everyone I'm having a PEG fitted on Monday, one week before I start chemo and radiotherapy. I'm very worried about this procedure and would love to hear the opinions of others who have a PEG. I know I will be sedated but will I feel and be aware...
I find myself on this forum anxious afraid, emotional, not eating not sleeping and generally not dealing with the situation very well. my husband has a large mass on his right side of his neck, this started to affect his voice and swallowing obviously...
Hi all, my partner (29m) has been struggling with a hoarse voice, excess phlegm and has a swollen throat. He got an endoscopy through the NHS in the summer which showed clear and he was diagnosed with silent reflux and given medication. Nothing worked...
Hi people had my appointment last Wednesday given the all clear. Back every six weeks for a while.
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing ok. An update I saw my oncologist and his team yesterday and we discussed my course of treatment for squamous Cell Carcinoma 16 positive HPV in 3cm lymph node left side neck and primary site left side tongue base. ...
New to this forum. My husband was recently diagnosed with tongue cancer which is also in lymph nodes in neck. He is due to have long operation (10-12 hours) next week where they will remove half of tongue, do tongue reconstruction, remove lymph nodes...
Hi My partner is almost 9 months post chemo radiation and the fatigue has set in again. He is having to nap every day which is not like him. It worries me because this was a symptom he had before we knew it was cancer. Is it normal this far out of treatment...
