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Hi Everyone, Just bobbing in to say hello as I've not been here for a while. It will be 1 year tomorrow I went to docs with a lump and my journey began. It's been a rollercoaster ride, that's for sure. But, I'm still here Treatment ended Dec 2022...
A while ago Peter strongly advised people to attend their routine checks, as it was at one of those they finally traced his elusive tumour. I would strongly reiterate this as today, at my 6 monthly face to face, they told me my original site was looking...
Hi I’m Helen 56, and about to have a 5.5 cm lump out of my neck, following partial nephrectomy last year. Can anyone help me understand what to expect, particularly with iodine radiation treatment? Thanks so much H
Hi Hubby had been given a nebuliser ti help with the mucus caused by radiotherapy. He’s been told to use it every 2 hours and each session takes around 20 minutes . he’s not sleeping because of the mucus and having to clear every hour through the...
Hi all, just had my first op for throat cancer, had my lymph glands removed on the left hand side of my neck. Got robotic surgery to remove the tonsil on the left side next week, not looking forward to it as I know it will be painful, I will be on...
Has anyone got oral thrush post treatment, as Im thinking my husbands is caused by the strong mouthwash he has to use 3x a day as its killing the bacteria in his mouth. Anyone with experience of this, and if so, did you stop using the mouthwash?
Hi all. I’ve recently had a parotidectomy and the results came back as a high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis, classified as stage 3. It was unexpected as my original biopsy suggested a low grade tumour. Now waiting to start...
It has been suggested to me that the only way I may be able to eat again is by having the above procedure.. There are no guarantees and, until the surgeon has a look he cannot say for certain. Following a video fluroscopy it looks like a muscle spasm...
Hi All, I’m new here and just wanted to say hello. Had operation to remove tongue cancer 6 months ago and lymph nodes removed from neck Seemed to go o.k. But a few weeks back got a persistent sore throat and tongue, feeling very lethargic. Tried...
Hi i have been on here before but back in 2015 whrh my brother had mouth cancer but sadly passed away . This time my husband has tongue /tonsil cancer with lymph node involvement. No surgery or chemo but 35 lots of radiotherapy . He’s has 9 more...
