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Hi there Im new here and finished RT three months ago for neck cancer. Last week I said goodbye to Simon my PEG who had become part of me and a lifesaver when I had no appetite for anything inc water. Simon was my only way of keeping hydrated, food wasn...
Hi just wondering if anyone can help. I am 32 years old and was diagnosed with tongue cancer around 6 weeks ago. have recently had surgery for tongue cancer I have had a part of my tongue removed and a neck dissection. I am worried about the next...
Today is my 7th day after my neck dissection surgery and the pain seems worse today than ever. I have jaw pain, tongue pain, throbbing at the site and ear ache besides the throat pain from them taking more tonsil tissue. I just wondered if this was all...
my husband has windpipe cancer also it in his cart lit there’s nothing to do without it causing his quality of life to be effected has anyone else had any experience of this
Hello everyone, may I just let off some steam today as I'm struggling and very sad. My sister just spoke to me about Christmas and I realised that I simply haven't got the capacity to make plans. I told myself that I would make the most of every day,...
Just an update to say that I had my 2nd surgery done on Monday the 23rd September, more tonsil tissue removed and a Neck Dissection. Woke up in the ward and didn't sleep a wink all night (too much going on.) The next day I was discharged! I have to have...
Hi I'm still getting these awful water blisters. They come every single day and usually around meal times. They are excruciatingly painful days I am left in tears with the pain. They are not easing up. I told my consultant and he says it all to do with...
My partner is 12 weeks following radiotherapy for neck cancer. Eating is getting slightly easier and he has good and bad energy day. Recently his throat is feeling more sore when swallowing and his neck feels warm like during treatment. Is this common...
Hi just wee question was wondering if the numbness and lymphodema under chin ever lessens over time. I do all my exercises multiple times during the day and drainage in the am. Sometimes it just happens throughout the day for no reason even though I walk...
**Cancer Update** Today I got the best results we could have hoped for of my latest MRI scan……my throat cancer has responded well to treatment Towards the end of last year, what started as a very sore throat with fever, followed by a swollen ‘lymph gland...
