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Hi, I should introduce myself as a thyroid cancer patient who had a hemi-thyroidectomy last year. My voice was perfect after surgery and also for a couple of months after. My voice started to change around early summer last year (2024) and I was told...
Hi everyone, Apart from many other sensations in my throat and tongue I have to get used to, I get a feeling my throat and tongue have cotton wool on them ? It's the only way I can describe it ,anyone else felt this? My ENT consultant says it's just...
I have been trying to use the direct messaging now for a couple of weeks or more, but it keeps saying that it is temporarily disabled for all users. Is there any other way we can connect with the people we have in our 'friends' other than through the...
Last night, I cooked myself Mr. Brains faggots with mash potatoes, mushy peas and a jug of extra gravy (just in case). It felt truly awful on my tongue, I think I managed half a dozen tiny mouthfuls. I'm so upset, frustrated and almost depressed (not...
Hi guys has any one experienced any pain in hands, wrists or thumbs following treatment I have had chemo and radiotherapy and have lots of pain in my left hand thumb and wrist especially when moving the wrist or bearing weight i have been to see...
I apologise in advance as having finished my treatment for nasopharyngeal cance i believe, brain fog still hanging around, almost two years ago I am just wondering if anyone has had, knows of or can recommend advise please? Although I kicked the butt...
Hello everyone. I'm sort of new here. The forum was very helpful and supportive to me when I had my treatment for head and neck cancer in 2013. I'm back now because I have a dental problem and I'm hoping that I may be able to connect with people who...
Hi all, just to introduce myself 55 yr old dad who just got the dreaded news my biopsies of my tonsillectomy have shown I have hpv- tonsil cancer right tonsil. So will have laser surgery in 2-3 weeks time and lymph nodes removed. Im being quite positive...
I’m now 8 weeks post treatment. It seemed to be moving in the right direction with the expected side effects. Slowly seemed to be getting better. Then in the last 2.5 weeks my throat is on fire, my voice is now a low scratchy growl, I have endless mucous...
Hi I’m just wondering if any of you who’ve had the operation I’m about to have which is removal of part of my tongue, neck dissection and reconstruction of tongue with arm flap have any advice about sleeping comfortably afterwards? Presumably I’ll be...
