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Hello people I’m all but over the radiotherapy has anyone had hiccups a lot afterwards. Also I had something make me cough this morning and I coughed up a. What looked like a piece of the lining of my throat
Does anyone know why radiotherapy kills appetite for so long? nearly six months after treatment ended and my husband still doesn't have any appetite. Also is it normal to still have issues swallowing due to the dry mouth/throat?
My husband has 2 sessions of radiotherapy to go. His pain has ramped up significantly but he is very stoic. We have been prescribed morphine now. I’m sure his oncologist said he can take this on top of codeine and paracetamol but just wondered if this...
Hi, Had biopsies done under general two weeks ago after having hot spot on post treatment scan.Got letter this morning saying no evidence of disease.Very florid post-radiotherapy response and alot of scar tissue.My sister says she's never seen anyone...
Hi there, I’m writing on behalf of my Mum, she’s not the best with technology but I’m hoping I can encourage her to come on here herself for a bit of support. In February she had over half her tongue removed via glossectomy and a flap constructed from...
Evening All. My husband has had one dose of Cisplatin and due a second dose next week. He saw his oncologist last week and mentioned that he has slight tinnitus and hearing seems muzzy. She suggested that he might have to forgo the second dose. This worries...
Hi, I've just joined the forum and I'm really hoping somebody can help me. I was diagnosed with an Ameloblastic Carcinoma (T4N0M0) last year which was surgically removed in November. I just finished a 6 week course of adjuvant RT on my right jaw and...
Hi all I am here because my mum was diagnosed with tonsil cancel stage2 She is 64 and she smoked cigaretts for 44 years.She is having radiotherapy and little bit of chemo therapy.I am so worried becuse she oesn't feel well during treatment.Is this all...
Hi all hope everyone is dealing as best as possible with their aliments, I am on chemotherapy and on palitive care. For neck cancer that has spread as predicted to lungs and liver and as soon as I was told I signed the consent forms and treatment started...
My partner is currently mid way through his chemo radiotherapy for throat cancer in the base of his tongue. The radiotherapy is causing him to have really awful thick saliva and a very sore mouth and everything tastes horrible. He can't find anything...
