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Hi there, not sure if anyone can advise but I am week 7 from having a wide excision tumour removal from the right buccal mucosa area and I am experiencing severe neuropathy, which is intermittent, as well as a lot of swelling around the scars with a hard...
Hi, I have received my diagnosis of ' superficial moderatley differentiated squamous cell carcinoma' in the right buccal mucosa and in one weeks time I will have a CT and MRI scan. I received a copy of the doctors letter to the gp where he states...
However not sure how long the benefits of palliative radiotherapy may last, any thoughts from other recipients would be appreciated
Good morning everyone xxx I wonder if anyone can give me a heads up on recovery from TORS procedure..I had neck dissection at the same.time. . Pain started to kick in on 6th day, now into my 8th day and it seems to be getting worse. Even water stings...
Hi, I have just been diagnosed with throat cancer, the consultant told me it is on my vocal cords and is pretty confident that he can remove most of it with surgery and then radiotherapy to get the remainder. Can anyone please help me to understand what...
Hi Everyone. Hope all well. Just a quick update. Had my additional biopsies last Tuesday to Lymph node and nasal space shich I am awaiting results from. Today a letter appeared in my NHS app from my consultant to my GP which I a am little confused...
Hi all. I came her a few weeks ago as my husband had just been told that he had cancer at the back of his tongue. After a long few weeks of tests we went to the MDT meeting on Thursday. He has stage 2 hpv+ with 2 lymph nodes on the same side affected...
Hello all My husband is now 9 months post treatment for base of tongue cancer, and he has the sticky mucus in his throat constantly. He also has the issue of feeling like the food is backing up in his throat and that he cant swallow it down...like he...
I just wanted to post an update 12 months on from my husband's diagnosis. He had a lump in his neck for a couple of months before and was eventually diagnosed with tonsil cancer that had spread to neck lymph nodes but nowhere else thankfully. Almost exactly...
Hello all. My last couple of posts have been about my having to have a permanent PEG after treatment 11 years ago for cancer of the lower tongue. I had just about come to terms with that and then on Friday 8days ago I had an appointment with maxio...
