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Good evening am coming to the end of my 33 days radiotherapy (tmw). Am starting to struggle to keep anything down even using the rug due to the thick phlegm and coughing. Anyone got any good remedies for this, it’s affecting not only my day to day and...
Hi I've written before about my husband. He was diagnosed with Stage 3 nasopharanx cancer centred in the piriforme sinus. T4AN2BM0 The cancer has gone We don't see his radiotherapy specialist until July 31st. He's suffering with feeling so low...
Hi T4aN2bM0 I've messaged about my husband before. He's now 16+ weeks after radiotherapy for piriformis sinus cancer. He's still not eating food and refers to his protein drinks as 'sludge'. He's suffering very badly with nausea so as well as a stomach...
Hi all been a while since was on here - brief update.... Husband diagnosed with inoperable cancer around voice box last Sept. Completed radio/chemotherapy 28th Dec 2022. Has lymphedema around neck following the treatment which has resulted in him being...
Hi, I was treated in summer 2020 for a large, HPV driven, base of tongue/tonsil tumor. Whilst I also had bilateral lymph node involvement and a delay in getting to a diagnosis, due to the pandemic. I had a really good response to 6 weeks of chemoradiation...
Hey, I am Hayley or Hayz to my friends (but also Darkness Hayz). I am new here, got diagnosed with a rare cancer Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma on 08/06. I am going to have parts of it removed Thursday 15/06, and the parts they cant get to they are...
I've posted before, Had mouth cancer from Lichen Planus in upper jaw. 14 hour op having part of hip to reconstruct palate. When I came out and my husband had a heart attack. Then it snowed, Doctors went on strike and all his ward got Covid. Four months...
Day 3 of radiotherapy and all okm my face feels burnt today and I thought this was too soon listening to nurse. I had my first chemo yesterday, 9 hours. Nausea and dizziness started yesterday but I'm being sick and have hiccups all day so far. I can't...
Dear All, Thank you for this space, much appreciated. I am starting out on this journey. cancer on right side of throat, HPV related, going into lymph of neck, PET scan due next week. Proposed radiation and chemo. As has been said often in this...
Hi all, Just an update as it's been a while. The shingles got me 3 months post treatment right where I had the radiation, so I've been a bit out of it. The pain is kind of under control now. I am 6 months post treatment now, still got shingles .....
