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Hi , I am new to the forum . I noticed a white bumpy patch on my tongue June 2025 but ignored it because i had just started on prednisalone 40mg and was convinced that the white patch was a side affect. At the end of January i mentioned it to the gp who...
Hi everyone , 14 months post treatment and Just had my 8 week check,and all is ok ,I asked all my questions about taste going backwards, constant scratchy sometimes sore throat , but also I have developed pain in the big front muscle of my neck ,he...
Hi everyone , Still getting a sore tongue (mostly treatment side),if I eat certain foods ,I had southern fried chicken yesterday and today my tongue is so sore and burning ,I thought this would have got better by now . I had my 8 week check up last...
So, tomorrow marks the 2nd anniversary since I 'rang the bell'.. how time flies..
Hello everyone slowly getting my head around all this. Orthodontist today I was dreading this but got told only need two teeth pulling out that was a relief .No date yet probably the start of next week.Ct scan and mould fittings Thursday .feeding tube...
Had chemo on Tuesday, spiked a temp Wednesday morning of 39.2 with low sats and BP so rand the red card number and have been in hospital since. Not nutrapenic just an infection poss still from peg but calcium levels were down yesterday so had a 10 hr...
Im In a difficult situation where I still have a close relationship with an X partner who has just been diagnosed with head and neck cancer , we have known each other 14 years . We see each other often each week.. He also has a long term x partner that...
I have just completed week 3 of CRT. I am feeling so awful emotionally. I can't eat properly due to ulcers and my mouth not opening much following surgery. I haven't felt this low since I started treatment. Please tell me it gets better. I also lost 4lb...
Hello everyone. Im 32 days post surgery and still have a thick white slough over wound and it rubs against back molars.i know I got the purple stitches that take longer to dissolve cos I saw one before it patched over white. I got no fever, no temp...
Hello everyone just giving a little update. All prep work was done last week and thanks for your support. 2 teeth were moved as advised by orthodontist. This was done in the hospital and totally painless and professional, the worst bit was no tea for...
