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Hi all, I am 5 months post radio/chemo for base of tongue SCC. progress for me is very slow. I still am fully dependant on the RIG and it’s getting me down that I may never eat or drink again. Speech and language have told me to only try sips of water...
Hi all any experiences post treatment new- husband finished treatment in October . Refused tube and is only nourishing via protein shakes 4000-5000 calories daily. He looks great, sore still not able to swallow food still. Great first PET scan, then two...
Next Tuesday I am going into hospital for a salvage neck dissection 2-4 what can I expect? what are the complications? how long will I stay in hospital before I go home ? very anxious please help if you can Thank you John
Not many of us are told that radiotherapy to the neck can damage the carotid arteries, leading to stenosis or narrowing. This increases the chance of a stroke significantly I have just discovered bruit in both of mine ( listened with a stethoscope so...
Hi I’m new here and got diagnosed with stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma on the tongue two weeks before Christmas. The bottom has fallen out of my world. Neck ultra sound shows lymph’s look clear. I have been told with clear margin removal I will need...
Hi i had my tl 9/9/25 could not have vp because of acid reflux. So 6 months later and on Tuesday 10/3/26 got vp next day surgeon came looked and said sorry its leaking Ok he said let's wait couple days may heal speech and language came got coloured water...
Almost 6 weeks since last chemoradio combo. HH has the dreaded dry mouth, and so eating, talking and even swallowing is challenging...some days more than others. So, any ideas for things we can try, aside the obvious of sipping water...a LOT!!! and also...
I saw this on another cancer site and thought how relevant it is. Cancer is a word that splits your life into two parts… before and after. Before cancer, I measured my days in plans, goals, school pickups, work schedules, normal stress. After cancer...
I posted a few days ago to ask about several issues - numbness and nerve damage being something I hadn’t expected . I’ve been hunting for info on when the large swelling under my chin and above the u-shape scar might start to subside . The surgeons keep...
Hi all, I’ve not been on here for a while but I’m having the same problem “swallowing” At the moment it is worse than ever as I am struggling to even get fluids down. I can drink but very slowly and I am managing yoghurt, custard and things like that...
