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Back in June my dad who has just turned 79 was diagnosed with stage 3 HPV+ Oropharyngeal cancer. The tumor was large with 2 lymph nodes affected but no distal spread. He was told that surgery wasn't an option due to the size and location of it but he...
Hi all (T4 - base of tongue) Halfway through radio - 6 weeks of unilateral 66Gy. ...usual side-effects: stringy mucus/dry mouth during the night, swallowing increasingly tricky (especially drink), trismus, but no change in taste buds yet... ....
I may be going to have immunotherapy to try and shrink my throat cancer. Being new to this, I don't know much about it. Any gems of knowledge would be welcome.
Have been using Fortisip Compact since mid March 2026. Unable to eat or drink so this is my only nutrition administered via a RIG. it has been indicated (by someone who has previously had cancer that Fortisip are not a good choice and that I should consider...
Hello, me again. Sorry to keep bothering you about every new thing! My husband has started week 4 of radiotherapy (tonsil cancer T4N1). Since his first bout of chemo he has tinnitus. The consultant recommends that he has his last bout as planned, however...
Hi all I'm post treatment by 2 years but lately been having horrific headaches that make me feel like my head has been sawn in half . I am under Maxfax and was given a mouthguard for grinding which I have stopped using as the pain from that was horrific...
Hi I’m almost through week 4 of my six weeks radiotherapy post neck dissection and TORS but the last few days I have absolutely no appetite. It’s not that I can’t eat I’m on top of the pain I just feel sick and don’t want anything. I’m determined not...
Hello everyone, This is the first discussion I have posted. I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer over 4years ago, radiotherapy for 7 weeks which destroyed my saliva gland. I’m still without saliva and sometimes I can taste my food other times not and...
Finished radiotherapy for base of tongue and right tonsil cancer on 4th April 2026. PET scan showed cancer gone and not spread. Still suffering from lots of mucus coming from nose, which is not very nice. Worst part now is I am still unable to eat or...
Hi Guys got an email today from MacMillan asking what worries me most? easy answer; cancer returning, there being no treatment and leaving my lovely family without me Ive got a two year review coming up next week and am a year clear of a neck dissection...
