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Hello. My husband had stage three mouth cancer and had a major operation last summer then 33 sessions of radiotherapy which finished mid December. PET scan in February came back all clear of cancer. since he has had a few problems with a blocked...
Hi. I was treated for a T2N1M0 tongue cancer last year. I had radiotherpy and surgery. I've just found I have a hard lump on the opposite side arm pit. I'm completely freaking out. Is this something that anyone has heard of? I see my consultant next...
I've seen this for the very first time of a letter from Oncology. I don't do Dr Google because it shakes me up. Can anybody tell me what this is (P16 positive) means. I was told I was negative for HPV????? Also whilst I on here. I am now 8 months post...
I have recently finished 7 weeks radiotherapy and 6 lots of chemo following a diagnosis of right tonsil cancer spread to lymph node, I had to have an NG tube fitted 10 days ago due to not being able to swallow any food orally. I have started to get earache...
Hi, has anyone experienced their shoulder dropping forward after neck dissection and unable to lift arm out to the side? I had a neck dissection in February and have been unable to move my arm very far out to the side from day one. It was initially thought...
I’m using my nebuliser but it doesn’t seem to be helping much if at all and it is preventing me getting food down. I feel that if I could just get it all up then I would be able to eat more. I have had a bad couple of weeks with an infection in my peg...
Has anyone else had a problem with their Rig's / Peg's leaking after fitting, if so, how long did it take before it stopped ? I had mine fitted back in the middle of April and it is still leaking Cat x
OH in hospital today having biopsy on a lump in his throat and I have just received the letter from ENT describing what they think it is, OH doesn’t know yet. It states “Epiglotic cancer with a metastatic neck node” which looking up what that might...
Hi, lovely to meet you all. My wonderful Dad has been diagnosed with agressive advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. It's just ulcerated this week. Only just got diagnosed after 4 months of biopsies. They haven't found the primary sourse but...
Hi all, So, I am base of tongue cancer, oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), HPV positive, staging: T4aN2CM0. I finished treatment 10 days ago. The fatigue is challenging... I realise that these are early days, but I wasn't expecting to...
