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My husband has his ct scan on Friday but I have question. he was treated and cured of head and neck squamous cell oropharynx stage 1. He was a smoker of many years. Because he was a former smoker ( he quit during treatment ) it’s been hard but he’s...
Hi everyone, I have a wedding to go to and want my hair permed. I’m 8 months past my radiotherapy and have coloured my hair 3 times since and all has been ok. I’ve been to a hairdressers today and they have told me to ring my consultant and ask but...
Has anyone had teeth out after radiotherapy and if so how did it go?
Hi everyone, My dad is nearly two years post-treatment for tonsil cancer. The cancer was in his left tonsil and had spread to some lymph nodes in his neck, although we later learned that only one lymph node was affected. He underwent surgery, followed...
Hi All. Need a bit of advice. Had my last radiotherapy session today, and had a chemo cisplatin on Monday. Im taking antisickness meds but im being sick around once day Im struggling take my ensures through the peg as soon as I've finished, im retching...
Hi, I wanted to hop on for some advice. I have been caring for my husband who was diagnosed with Head and neck cancer last June. Its been a horrific year. He had rare maxillo sinus cancer which had grown into a large tumour. As a result he lost his left...
Hi All, It’s 10 days since the above surgery. The maxillofacial surgeon took out Levels 1-4 lymph nodes and muscle tissue on the right side..unfortunately he had to cut the great auricular nerve, so I have no feeling of my right ear or parotid gland...
I just wanted to say hello. I have just completed my three 3-week chemo cycles and having a 2 weeks break before I start the 6 week chemo radiotherapy. I have been diagnosed with the stage 2 nasopharyngeal cancer T2N1. My initial worries were around...
A side effect of the accessory nerve damage affecting SCM muscle that I’ve just discovered is total inability to lift head up off floor when lying flat or to lower it down flat from upright . Would this come back if/when the shoulder muscle hopefully...
Hello all, I wonder if anyone has had/is having a similar experience to me; the side effects are getting the better of me now. I completed chemo (2 x cisplatin cycles) & radiotherapy (30 fractions) for T4N1 P16 positive HPV driven right tonsil cancer...
