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Just wanted to write a short note that a great life is on the cards after treatment. Here I am living a bloomin good and active life on the small holding with my husband Stan, despite all the ups and downs of treatment and recovery ,of sore mouth and...
Hi just diagnosed with tongue cancer last week, just waiting for surgery. Any tips?
Anyone got some advice for constipation? Husband is suffering at the moment having not been for four days. He’s on Cocodamol (30mg codeine) three or four times a day plus oxycodone a couple of times but he’s taken just a couple of Cocodamol today. He...
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My husband has completed 3 weeks of chemo radiotherapy, struggling with eating , I expect he’ll be able to feed through Peg from Monday, luckily that’s all ready to go and will take some pressure off him. He has some nasty sores in his mouth, specialist...
Hi I'm new to this group,hello everyone
Hello everyone new to forum. I've had throat cancer now for 8 years 10 microlaryngoscopys up until last October I had a partial laryngectomy . I've never been a smoker in fact the surgeon has told me numerous times he's never operated on someone so fit...
Hi all, first time poster here. Please can you help with some advice please? I'm 8 weeks out of RT (35 sessions) for tongue and neck cancer following surgery earlier this year (partial glossectomy and removal of neck lymph nodes) and still am really...
Hi my name is Johnny and I'm 3 yrs on from a Tongue Based carcinoma cancer diagnosis and treatment. I want to share, talk, connect with people who have had a similar diagnosis, help and support others, listen to advice and learn from others and their...
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