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Hello everyone - hope you forgive the ramblings - they are out of fear I think I am sure you will understand when I say my mind is in overdrive and I cant think of the words to express the terror which keeps passing over me. Briefly mid Dec saw...
Hi all, My mum has neck and oesophagus cancer. Just finished 3 weeks radiotherapy, had one chemo and another one after next week, 7 week altogether. She wants to know what others with same cancer eat? She can hardly taste anything and beginning to struggle...
I just wanted to give an update on my son. he has now had 4 sessions of chemo and next week will be his 7th and last week of radiotherapy. He is having trouble eating now and mostly just having the ensure drinks he had ulcers in his mouth and a sore...
i have started the chemo, pretty heavy going, lots of side effects, the thing that has annoyed me, is the fact it takes me 2 hours to travel to the hospital and then 2 hours home again, so last week i had an appointment for a pre picc assessment, travelled...
Hi I’m 15/20 completed. So far apart from my well published amount of spit. I have a really sore throat, and some burning on the top of my right shoulder for what reason I have no idea, as the Area being treated is 4cm x4 the front of my larynx so nothing...
(tongue cancer - partial glossectomy, no flap, 9 weeks ago) I know tongue tingling is really a good thing as it is nerves regenerating etc, but OMG mine is tingling so much it is driving me crazy! Have noticed it increasing for the last 2 or 3 weeks...
Hello all, I was after some guidelines of how long it's taken people to eat and drink again following treatment. In a nutshell I got diagnosed late last year with my cancer at the back of my tongue that had spread and swollen my lymph node. I was...
So I finished treatment for tonsil/tongue/SCC (T2N1M0 later regraded to T1N1M0) on 1 September. I've since had 3 post treatment MRIs. First one was too early (was given a cancellation appt on 10 Nov); 2nd one (24 Nov) showed good results but my throat...
Hi two weeks in Radiotherapy two weeks to go throats a bit sore the only thing that’s getting on my one nerve is the about of saliva im producing has any one had this I’ve read a lot about dry mouth but not drowning
So, 2 weeks post RT and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to be feeling to be fair. Had a phone consultation with Addenbrooks last Thursday, they seem happy with progress and remains side effects , so I guess I should feel OK. But somehow I'm sure I'm missing...
