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Hello Its almost 5 years after radiotherapy for base of tongue. Had two teeth extracted not by my dentist but at the hospital as advised in August 2021. Last week after months of refusing to accept that the site wasn’t infected, as the oral and MaxFac...
Hello everyone, im new here I’m just in desperation is there anyone out there that has had the above and still surviving. i had chemo and radio for nasal cancer 2019 Full neck dissection 2024 for cancer in cervical lymph node which was from nasal...
Hi there, My dad was diagnosed with a head and neck cancer (HPV+) with an unknown primary four years ago. He had a radical neck dissection two years ago and it has now come back. He had a surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node a few months ago and...
Good evening everyone. My husband finished treatment in April and then had a neck dissection in August. His shoulder on the side of the dissection is very tight and sore and he thinks he can feel a lump along the top of his shoulder. I can’t feel it but...
I was on here last year about the same time! My husband has vocal cord dysplasia. It was classed as severe and in May he had laser surgery. Today he had biopsies in clinic as, if anything, it looks worse than before surgery. The consultant is blithely...
Hi everyone. Me again!! Day 7 of RT today . I'd like some advice on teeth brushing ,/ mouth wash routine please ,ie what order to do what ? Last night I found my gums very sore using my normal brush ,so I will be going onto my soft one ,supplied...
This might sound like a strange question, and that would be understandable as it's a strange / difficult situation to describe but just wondering if anybody went through the same. For the last 3 or 4 weeks I've been noticing a strange numb almost pins...
So, 12 months post partial tongue glastomy and neck dissection, 6 months post RT, its a strange old world, dry mouth comes and goes but it's manageable (mouth wash, gels and lozenges). Taste is ok but not to spicy, speech is good (with my new lisp). ...
Hi all, I am going with my mum for her biopsy results tomorrow and just wondered if anyone had a similar experience! She finished her treatment in april for HPV tonsil cancer with 2 node involvement. She has been told that the primary tumor is gone...
Hi everyone Looking into purchasing a portable / hand held nebuliser ready for the mucus problems ,anyone have any preference,I would prefer hand held as less cumbersome. Ideas appreciated Best wishes Mark x
