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Hi. I am on the two week pathway having had a painful throat for 2 months now. My appointment is in 11 days and I'm just not coping with the anxiety and pain. I can't sleep I can't stop fearing the worst and I'm petrified of any investigations let alone...
Twelve years fighting tongue cancer and neck cancer has left me with many side effects over the years, so I would just like to highlight most if not all the things that are now and then happening to my body 1.Fatigue 2 loss of all teeth 3 Very dry...
Hi all I’ve been reading through posts on here for the last 2 months or so and found it so helpful to read similar stages to what my husband is going through. He was diagnosed in December with stage 1 locally advanced tonsil cancer (hpv) and 1 affected...
Hey everyone, so I managed to a get a Cancellation today last minute to see the ENT about the tongue swelling and nodes. He did not seem concerned at all (which was amazing) he said that the swelling was the sublingual gland and it could be swollen from...
Steve: Tonsil Cancer HPV16. Discharged 5 March. Now on regular checks. Well, I went back to work (part-time)last week. And it was alright, I suppose. I have a very dry throat which is causing a croaky voice first thing.Im using assorted lotions and...
Hi I was wondering if anyone had managed to go abroad for a holiday in between immunotherapy treatments I've raised it with the nurse I was allocated this morning at my bloods appointment & they seemed surprised I was considering a holiday. I feel...
I had tongue cancer nearly five years ago. The lump on my tongue was removed along with part of my tongue and I had a tongue flap created from my forearm. I had lymph nodes removed and they indicated at the time that the cancer hadn’t spread. All good...
Hi there, I'm new here. I'm 39 4 babies ex smoker who has just noticed a large swelling under the tongue which is actually protruding out over back teeth when I stick out my tongue. Doctor made urgent referral. It's painless and there is some lymph node...
Hi, my name is Narisa and I am new to this group. Hello everyone! My husband was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the base of his tongue and the vallecula in his throat on Jan 17th 2023. It is stage 3, T4 and HPV 16+ He is now in his final...
Hi everyone... just an update We are now in 3rd week of treatment. My hubby hit the predicted initlal wall over the weekend. Liquid paracetamol which he gargles with seems to be doing the job..to enable him to eat relatively normally just some small...
