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Hi everyone I have been to my GP today regarding a lump on my neck/ collarbone area. It has been there around 2 weeks. She did a check then told me that she was putting me onto the 2 week pathway and will be referred to the head and neck team at my...
Hi all, firstly I just want to say a huge thank you to anyone reading this who replied to my last message on here about mums diagnosis, you helped me so much. mums cancer is at the base of her tongue and in both lymph glands on her neck, they will zap...
Hello everyone. Well the time is almost Here for my husband to begin radiotherapy. He starts his six weeks on Monday. He had his rigg tube surgery on 11 th August, but is struggling already with bloating, slight nausea, reflux etc. I had hoped that his...
Coming up to 3 weeks ago I had neck dissection, and TORS surgery to remove tissue from the base of my tongue and remove my palentine tonsils. I'm still waiting for pathology results to confirm my surgeons suspicion that the primary cancer was in one of...
I've made myself a playlist for treatment. Everything upbeat. All sorts of songs. If you had music, what songs did you have? Helen x
HI I am new on here. I was diagnosed with Oropharyngeal cancer 4 days after becoming a grandparent for the first time at the beginning of June. since then I have had 2 surgeries, the first to remove my tonsil and surrounding area. The histology report...
Hi just thought I'd pop on and update my journey. Now just started my two monthly appointments with max fax this coming week so that's a good sign. All going really well. I had tongue cancer stage 1 no node spread Feb 24. So it all began then. Now down...
Hi so I’ve now got my operation date for sept 22nd. Im being admitted the night before. I’m going to Coventry hospital which is a centre of excellence for this type of surgery so should be in good hands. Proposed surgery is removal of around 4cms of...
Just had a notification about chemo brain to my Fb account enquiring about patients still struggling with the effects of chemo, the unwary/vulnerable may pass on details about personal circumstances...I have blocked the unsolicited poster.
So,I finally had a hearing test, and to be quite honest, I can't wait for my new hearing aids to arrive.. onwards and upwards..
