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Hi All I am 12 months post treatment for stage 4 tonsil cancer and secondary lymph nodes. I was dependent on the PEG for 6 months. I am really struggling with eating, I have no interest in food, I have really painful teeth and even though my taste buds...
Posting here on behalf of my dad he got diagnosed with tongue/throat cancer back in 2022 he started radiotherapy this year and had 5 sessions a week for 6 weeks and the last session was at the beginning of June since finishing treatment he has had an...
Hi every one, I'm l on day 12 of radiotherapy out of 30. My taste has turned rancid. Everything tastes horrible. Any advice on what is better to try.
Hiya all, After an anxious two-week wait, I have had good news from my first PET scan. "Complete response" and there is no evidence of disease!! Obviously too soon to say "cured", but it is the best result that can be reported. My oncologist said...
Hi, just thought to update everyone I have posted here at the beginning of my treatment. I have finished 13 weeks ago my 7 weeks of chemotherapy and have had the PEt CT scan last week. I’m due to see my oncologist on Friday the 6th however I have...
So OH is now 4 weeks since end of radiotherapy for throat cancer and on Saturday and Sunday he didn’t use his feeding tube (in stomach) at all, just ate 5 or 6 little meals each day. He started swallowing water about 2 weeks ago then managed yoghurt...
Hi my husband has just been diagnosed with throat cancer. Still stunned really and have our first appointment on Wed at mount vernon. So much info to take in all at once Just wanted to say hi
My treatment ended Beginning of August (radiotherapy and chemo) for cancer of tonsills and soft palate. I have a g tube for feeding but have been trying soft foods to eat. But my throat is still sore. Is this something I will have to live with or does...
Can you lovely people please tell me how long it took for you to get your appetite back? My husband is currently 3 and a half months since end of treatment. If only he had an appetite he could eat so much more and gain more weight! Also he has some...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum (I'm currently being treated for breast cancer and now my husband is poorly). He is in hospital having just had surgery to remove a growth that has been diagnosed as buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma. He has...
