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Hello everyone, I've just left the ENT office and am confused. I've been having neck pain and headaches a a slightly swollen left lymph node for about 6 weeks. I looked inside my mouth and noted a swollen tonsil. Went to GP and EVENTUALLY ended up on...
My husband had his first BNT113 trial vaccine yesterday. From next week he’ll have it along with pembro immunotherapy anyone else had it? thanks
My hospital recommended the Haddenham Comfiwave neck gaiter from the Lympshop Compression Garments - For Neck - Haddenham Lymphshop UK It certainly helped me when my neck was swelling up alongside self massage to release the fluid. As a previous customer...
So after 8 years of my husband being cancer free from throat cancer the dreaded c word as reared it's ugly head and may have returned in his osophogus, he had a biopsy last Thursday and pet CT scan on Tuesday so just waiting now for results which doesn...
Hi all I have external beam radiotherapy for thyroid cancer - 35 sessions altogether, 8 left. I am on paracetamol and oramorph 4 hourly due to pain in my throat but works quite OK. I am on ensures only as no saliva - my mouth cannot process any...
Hi all just a quick update, life has thankfully moved on and eating has been improving, still can’t manage anything acidic which surprise surprise is in most every day foods , tomatoes and vinegar is added to quite a bit which means eating out can be...
So I decided to apply Waited and waited and today was my phone assessment. Well guess what ? They lied ,said they had called 3 times and had left a voice message Lie This is wrong doing this after what we've been through !! Not a happy bu...
Hi everyone. I'm reposting this from the wider new to the community forum as suggested. I had a persistent lump in my tongue and was referred to the head and neck clinic at hospital. After an examination by the doctor they said unlikely to be cancer...
I'm currently having chemotherapy but have been prescribed 7 weeks of chemoradiotherapy starting in June. I'm very worried about having radiotherapy on my face and would be grateful for any advice regarding how to save my skin during and after treatment...
Hi , not sure where to go with this . I’m 5 years out of treatment, and I think I may have PTSD. Would this be a thing so late ? I’m awake for hours most nights ,have major anxiety attacks, feel extremely detached and emotionally dead Anyone else experience...
