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Hi. Hope everyone is doing OK. Just a little update on my story. After no primary found on MRI or PET CT scans and no cancer located after tonsillectomy I had further biopsies done 2 weeks ago on a possible area back of nose which have also come back...
Hi, Just looking for a little info on the procedure I am having next week. Mucosectomy or removal of the top layer of tongue as I understand it. I was just wondering what the discomfort / pain levels are following this type of surgery. After recently...
Hi, my husband had a barium swallow done yesterday for difficulty swallowing and another medical issue and they’ve now referred him to ear/nose/throat because they randomly found “ Asymmetric appearance of the contrast bolus as it traverses the hypopharynx...
Radiation and chemo finished Aug 1, 2023 for me. (Tonsiil and sort palate cancer) I have lost a bit of weight and feel better for it. In fact, I doing well with eating, speaking, swallowing and experience no more pain related to the cancer. What I am...
Hi! Assuming this is the right group but if not let me know I’m 28, had continual ulcers for a few months on the right side of my tongue, went to a GP who referred me to a dentist, had a biopsy done and found out two weeks ago they found a small cancer...
Hello all - I will try and keep this short and sweet - in summary had recurring pain in right ear and right of throat since beginning of Jan. saw GP beginning of Jan who checked throat and ear couldn’t see any sign of infection but gave antibiotic ear...
Hi, Can anyone offer some advice please? My mother had radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer early last year and is still really struggling with the mucus in her throat. She's tried all advice given to her and and was told last week at the hospital that...
Hi for reasons better know to its self if I drink and eat it reappears at the back of my throat for me to choke on. I take Lansoprazole which doesn’t seem to be doing much. Any ideas
Sorry I know this question comes up a lot, but this morning my husband brought up a lot of mucus and some of it was brown. He has quite a bit of fresh blood from time to time too which his consultant said was normal . He finished his radiotherapy/ chemo...
Why does it take so long - why do they advertise treatment plan in 31/62 days? husband went to dr at start of November- ultrasound & biopsy not til end of December. Consultant start of Jan & told cancer. pet ct- mri- tonsils out & endoscopy now done...
