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Hi folks just a quick update. Had biopsy of jaw at Leeds dental hospital and told results will be in 4 weeks. Reassuringly the dental practitioner advised that's its unlikely from the scan there is cancer. He also advised there is no evidence of osteoradionecrosis...
Can I ask how people cut back on their Oramorph at first ? I take 4x5mls a day but am feeling like I don't need it so much.Is cutting back to 3x5mls for a week seem ok then 2x5mls for next week etc ? I also take the oral solution paracetamol 20mls x 4...
Hello to all fellow H&N cancer people, I'm sorry we are all going through this. Diagnosed on 24th November '23 with gum/jaw cancer, I recently had a partial mandibulectomy (Dec 13th/'23) of lower left jaw. 31 lymph nodes were removed of which 1 had...
Hi Mark. To introduce myself I have set out below my diagnosis and treatment to-date. A lymph node in my neck became swollen/ enlarged. The surgeon removed all 4 nodes in that chain however the histology indicated only the top most node to be diseased...
I am fully aware that the NHS is under pressure at the moment. But I have been trying to make an appointment with my GP for over 3 weeks now. I made over 60 attempts this morning, only to find all the appointments were gone. My surgeon and my physio...
Hi T2N1M0 tonsil cancer ....4 chemo 30 radio....finished treatment June 2023 Just had my first dental check up since finishing treatment, was a wee bit apprehensive but all went smoothly, cannot open as wide as I used to but my dentist was happy enough...
Just wee heads up, for anyone interested , 5 minute segment on BBC1 Morning Live today about HPV and head/neck cancer. Nothing new but good to see they getting the word out and about. It’s on the Iplayer / Catch up
Has anyone ever experience tinnitus (ringing in the ear) from chemo. If so what was the chemo and how long did it last. thanks
Good morning all,I hope this message finds you all as well as you can be,I’m after a bit of reassurance if at all possible…so my Husband completed his 6 weeks Radio/chemotherapy just over 6 weeks ago,this was for his sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma...
I usually see my surgeon every 13 weeks and have MRI and CT scans also . I have been told by surgeon that there is nothing he can do surgery wise if the cancer comes back. I have to see him on Friday as usual but it says face to face Urgent. This is a...
