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Tonsil cancer diagnosed 3 months ago (a couple of months beforehand an ENT consultant had looked and said 'your fine, don't worry' or words to that effect) Tonsillectomy 22 May, told 4 weeks later they didn't get margins and they would start chemoradiotherapy...
T1 N1 M0 - Right Tonsil 5 Months pre RT treatment Hi everyone, I did write something here before, just before I had surgery. I had neck dissecion on the 5th Dec 2022 and was in hospital for 8 days had to have a feeding pipe for 6 days as I had a rip...
Quick update on my progress... Just about to start wk 3 radiotherapy. Just managing level 6 soft and bitesize. Noticed change in taste buds over past 3 days with some additional swelling - all to be expected from what i have read Main reason for posting...
Hi everyone I'm new here and want to say hi and get some advice. I had tongue flap and a neck dissection 5 weeks ago, have radiotherapy and chemo starting next week but am panicking about having the mask on for 15 mins, just about managed the 5 mins...
Hi, My husband has been diagnosed with Base of tongue cancer stage 3. He is now waiting for chemo/radiotherapy at The Christie Manchester, which will start 21st Aug. He received another letter today, it's states :T4 N2c MO..can someone decipher...
I had surgery to replace my lower left jaw with my right fibula at the beginning of April. It’s still a daily struggle with my healing and my head space. I have found myself in some dark corners recently and even though my mum and sister (my immediate...
Hi all,as they say it helps to talk,so here I am “talking” …..so it’s now day 8 after my husband’s first cycle of intense chemotherapy and it’s as every bit as awful as I thought it would be!! I have now been signed off work with anxiety and stress,it...
Hi, my name is Neil i had throat cancer and received chemotherapy an radio therapy for same, the treatment finished in Nov 2020, problem now is my throat muscle as been completely closed since dec 2020, had operation to open my throat muscle which involved...
Week 5, and the side effects have most certainly kicked in. I can't believe I've still got 13 days to go, and then at least another 10 before the radiotherapy starts to leave my body. I have no taste, my gag reflex is awful. Sores in my mouth, runny...
It's been almost a year since I had my last radiotherapy and chemo, I still have very little saliva and my taste buds are not good so even though I'm eating there are lots of things I used to enjoy but now I can't eat but I'm surviving, Im still getting...
