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It has felt like such a long time since my husband was told that he had a cancerous lump in his neck - 4th January. Following tonsillectomy and further biopsies, he has now been confirmed as T2N1M0 HPV+. Met with the oncologist yesterday who confirmed...
No idea what is happening to my world……..recently retired and looking forward to living. Cancer confirmed, lump in lymph node in neck, thought to be the secondary, further biopsy take on Tuesday from tonsils/base of tongue for what is thought to be...
Just had a chat with the consultant and it's come back as stage 1 with no spread to nodes or elsewhere and hpv positive. She's offered me the Pathos trial at Derriford which is 2 hours from me in Cornwall so if I have to have more treatment then that...
I am still on a soft and puréed diet and I still have 3 fortisips a day but hoping to cut back on that. I would love to have my peg removed xx
Hi All It has been a while since I asked a stupid question so . . . I finished my treatment last March & have been battling to get back to my former "magnificent" self. Whilst foods have been difficult to impossible at times I have not used my PEG...
Hi. My husband starts radiotherapy and chemo next week for a tumour on base of tongue and neck. He was promised a PEG feeding tube hopefully before treatment begins but is still waiting a date. We have chased twice but apparently there is a long back...
Hey everybody - just wanted to say hi as another reticent member of the club. I went to the GP end of January with a lump on right side of my neck that didn’t clear after an ear infection. Urgent referral to ENT - which I managed to get the same week...
Hi all I had a partial glossectomy 7 weeks ago for a SCC on the side of my tongue. Just had the follow up appointment - surgeon is delighted, all the tumour was removed with >5mm clear margins and no evidence of spread. He has therefore recommended...
Sorry put post on wrong site . Today got my results confirmed cancer in neck lymph node.It is HPV which in reading some of the blogs and replys has a good recovery rate.I will be having a petc scan and may need my tonsils removed plus chemotherapy and...
Good Morning. Just to update. Had my tonsillectomy last night which went well although a little sore this morning. Doctor advises something suspicious noted on right tonsil so will now wait for results. Due to the delay in PET scan it will be another...
