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Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing ok. I went to my GP a fortnight ago as I've got a small swelling by my left ear which has been for for approximately 3 months. It's got slightly bigger during that time and I'm starting to feel slight pressure on...
Morning all,so we now have a treatment plan for my husband,picc line in 17th July,pre treatment assessment 21st July and first session of intense Chemo on the 27th July,still seems an age away because he is still in agonising pain despite his meds being...
Hiya, not too sure what to say. Hope you're ok. I'm 35 and a mum to 2 amazing girls. I was diagnosed with parotid gland tumor in January. I've recently had an operation to remove it and confirm the cancer . I have been diagnosed with an acinic cancer...
Hi everyone, My partner had stage 2 throat cancer a few years back. He had Radiotheraphy treatment and he is in remission now. His problem is he is suffering from a dry throat that turns into a tickle in the back of his throat when he tries to eat...
Hi folks just a wee update to my last thread about eating or speaking I spoke on here at the start of June about the options I had concerning food and water going into my lungs and the option I was given were be fitted with a peg in my stomach or have...
Hi I've written about my husband before. He was successfully treated for Stage 3 nasopharanx cancer centred in the piriforme sinus. 3 weeks ago he started having difficulty swallowing anything, including water. After a 5 hour stint in A&E, he had...
Hi found out a few months ago I had lymph node cancer as a secondary. Consultant think it’s coming from saliva gland. On Thursday I go in for gland and node removal with neck dissection. Been a really long time getting to this point. Had a meltdown...
Hi everyone the good news is I got through the treatment and all is looking good. I’m starting to eat again which has gone fairly smoothly but this week I’ve started to get pain in my jaws - around the joints. I’ve just come off the slow release morphine...
Evening. So yesterday I was called in and told I had a Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in my Lymph node. I had prepared myself for the worst and whilst family have reacted to the news, I feel quite numb. It all feels a bit surreal and if it happening...
Hi T1N2 confirmation Just had the news I was expecting...busy month ahead, assessments etc. Dental assessments were a worry....sleepless nights....again Dundee Dental Hospital were brilliant....explained everything in detail and were open...
