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Mum is t4m1n2b but they reckon they can cure her. She only had 30 sessions of radiotherapy which ended in October. recently she’s developed a croaky voice. Any ideas how long this will last? We’re worried the cancer is back but her nurse said it’s nothing...
Hi everyone I can give hope to all those going through or just finisher treatment I finished 35 sessions of RT early Jan 2022 I just want to erase 2022. Things are brighter now. Mt taste is well returned and appetite getting better I had been...
We're finding it impossible to get travel cover with my husbands Terminal cancer of Hypopharynx diagnosis . His treatment since diagnosis has been brief palliative radiotherapy with mmunotherapy infusions scheduled for next 18 months with no other treatment...
Hi everybody, just an update for anybody interested and for me. So, treatment finished 14th Dec and its been up and down. 1 step forward, 2 steps back. I'm still managing to eat and swallow on my own which is great. My tongue has been horrendously painful...
Just wanted to share our experience of Pembrolizumab so far...my husband has had 2 IV treatments 6 weeks apart. After the first treatment it shrunk the large tumour protruding from his neck. There is another tumour at the original site of his surgery...
Big issue today- Swollen ankles. Probably sessi on 4 if chemotherapy digging in.
Thank you all for sharing your stories with me I really appreciate it and it has helped me so much. I had my mask fitting on Friday and my CT scan with the mask on today, on Wednesday I have my MRI with the mask on which I have to admit I am not looking...
Hello I’m new here, and feeling a bit confused! my consultant telephoned me yesterday, with my results from my tonsil biopsies and CT and MRI scans, Iv been waiting all Christmas worrying. He said the CT and MRI were good news, but the biopsies...
