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Morning All After having my RIG fitted last Wednesday i've had problems with it leaking and being really, really sore. To top it off my mouth heamouraged again yesterday morning, but not for as long as last time. After several calls it was decided...
Hi all, Ok, I am looking some advice. I was diagnosed with cancer in right tonsil & tumour right side of neck. I’ve never been told the TNM staging or even been shown a scan so not sure what stage it was at. I just remember being told it was treatable...
Straightforward going mostly as expected ....mucus thickening...Difflam and Epimax supplied...anti emetics doing their work....PEG insertion site giving a little concern....tender and red giving some stomach probs ...IBS like symptoms...Gemma from Mac...
Hello All Just thought I’d let you know how I’m doing now post 1 year out, well it’s going really well tbh . No major issues apart from still being chained to the water bottle to eat . Mouth seems more moist during the day now which is a relief tbh...
So my husband had results today for pet scan. Primary tonsil cancer seems clear but he could not say whether Lymph nodes were clear. Could possibly be inflammation but not sure. Repeat pet scan in 6 months. Anyone else had this ? Husband very down after...
Over the dehydration of the weekend. using the rig to aid hydration. Nausea every morning with the sticky mucous. Is a nebuliser worth it ? Or any other form of relief ? Totally obsessed with cookery shows on tv, wife says I’m punishing myself, I’m calling...
Hi All, Just an update from my initial post two weeks ago (Now mid-week 4 of daily Radio and Weekly Chemo for Throat Cancer - now over halfway) I had an episode at the beginning of week 3 and got severely dehydrated after 4 days of constipation (post...
Steve: Tonsil Cancer HPV16. Discharged 14 March. Now on regular checks. Well, I finished my treatment on the 20 January, and I was discharged on the 14 March. Since then I have been on follow up appointments. A few weeks ago the consultant didn't...
Larynx cancer hi first visit today to see surgeon I’m 6 weeks post 4 weeks radiotherapy for larynx cancer Dr did procedure to look from nose to throat. Never said a word just see you in two mnths lucky the macmillan nurse was there and took me to another...
Hi everyone , I wanted to update you all from my last post . After being told from my last PET scan there was uptake of activity on my Lumber spine and that they could not rule out the cancer had spread , I felt I was back to square one after the last...
