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Hi I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same, I had my operation April 5th, when in hospital a got an infection so had to go for another operation to relieve the fluid etc. I had a full neck dissection and one side was opened up again for second...
Greetings All, I am almost six months post treatment. I don’t have any pain. Haven’t in quite a while. Dry mouth and a lack of desire to eat is still an issue. A lot of foods are still not very appealing. My red blood cell count is very low, still has...
I had tongue cancer surgery and radiotherapy over Christmas/New Year 2020/21.and had the usual problems with swallowing from the start. However, I managed to take in enough sustenance for a few months in liquid and very soft food form together with fortisips...
I finished 30 Radiotherapy/2 Chemotherapy treatments at the end of June & find myself some days wondering when I am going to feel better. Some days are better than others & I understand from what I have read & heard that it will take time...a lot of time...
Hi all, In 2020 I had my first journey with cancer, nasopharynx carcinoma, and after treatment the scans came up clean. However with recent tests and scans, we discovered that the original cancer has metastasized to my lungs. Seeing it is rare type...
Hi all . Has anyone had a CT pet scan privately, I've got some savings for this. My reason is NHS scan looking like a 3 week wait with private being 1week. I feel I'm deteriorating quickly and consultant wants scan to see if cancer spread to lungs etc...
I finished 6 weeks of chemo radiation on 12th May. I just received a call from my oncologist to say my PET scan showed no evidence of disease. I want to book a holiday but am afraid that travel insurance will be denied. Has anyone any experience of travelling...
Hi all, saw consultant today, I have T4N2C cancer of throat spreading from tonsil area to my larynx plus moving towards the base of my skull. Appears it has invaded invaded larynx meaning surgery would be to remove larynx, however, it maybe too close...
It's been 3 days since my last RT and I was doing great until yesterday. OMG it just came on out of nowhere, I know you all said it may happen but I really did think I'd be way better than this lol I've started taking Oxycodone along with the paracetamol...
Morning I've had an awful night sleep, well no sleep really as I've been coughing my head off so much that my throat feels raw and the phlegm had blood in it a few times during the night. I've had a look around and it looks like something that has happened...
