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Hi guys just wondering how we get on with travel insurance.
Hello I am nearly 2 years post treatment for Nasopharyngeal Cancer and doing well despite dry mouth and trismus. I have tinnitus also and hearing loss better niw I have hearing aids. booked a carribean cruise but anxious about flight regarding my...
I finished treatment in beginning of Aug 2023 for throat cancer. I have been in remission since Nov 2023. My g tube came out in Jan 2024 but I have been able to eat and drink by mouth for months. I have a dietician that meets with me regularly, however...
My mum is undergoing Rhinectomy surgery for SCC in less than 2 weeks, just wondering if there is any advice or information I can have to make this journey as smooth as possible for her. information has been very vague and it’s been a roller coaster...
Hi everyone So far my radiotherapy for oral cancer has been manageable (new pain killer yesterday), but the main issue is pain on the tongue (top and right side) when eating. Everything I put in my mouth stings apart from water, milk and ice cubes....
Left. Reaching the anterior commissure. Radioogical T1b N0 M0
Just back from 2nd ENT check up since finishing treatment in OCT 23.A different consultant this time.When having a look with scope said he couldn't see anything that looked like cancer now but would order the PET scan to check on a cellular level.He said...
I was diagnosed with stage 4 in February last year and after MRI scan luckily it hadn't spread to lymph glands. My nose collapsed and I had to have surgery which was a partial rhinectomy. My surgery was in June and most of the bone, front and part of...
So scans done dental work completed, mask fitted. I’m really not looking forward to the next 4 weeks and 55 shades of grey
Hi. My FIL has been diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer. We feel like our world has imploded and feel very confused and lost. He is having chemo and radio for 7 weeks, PEG tube fitted and teeth removed. we have been told that he will be...
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