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Hello , my dad has had a massive lump in his neck for a good few months and it’s slowly gotten bigger and it’s on his back now and he cannot move his left arm , also can’t swallow . He’s been diagnosed with SCC and is waiting for an appointment with the...
Hi just wondering if anyone who had tongue cancer feel their speech was slightly affected after RT. I'm 9 weeks post RT now and feel it hard speaking sometimes and sore as I feel my tongue is so swollen in my mouth and my cheek on the RT side swollen...
Hi, Watched a lot of videos, on YouTube etc Maybe not a good idea, but on the US videos I note that although treatment seems basically identical they get given steroids. Has anyone been prescribed these? They seem to really help inflammation in...
Morning all, I’ve somehow managed to lose 8lbs in my first 2 weeks of radio and chemo treatment! really keen to hear from anyone who managed to maintain their starting weight or lose very little throughout treatment and how they did it! Any tips...
Hello I am new to the group. Was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma a few weeks ago. Have phone appointment with my oncologist this week when hopefully they can start some form of treatment. I have no idea what to expect with treatment - will...
Hi, At start of week 3 and mouth and throat starting to become sore. After tips on what worked best for people when trying to manage this? Both pain relief and mouthwashes etc Thanks in advance Jason
Hi all Just to let you know that I saw my consultant today to discuss results from MRI and PET scans. He told me that there was a small tumor on my tonsil and on my lymph gland. But he is fairly confident that they should only need to do surgery and...
Hello My mum still has a peg but she is trying to eat a little bit, too.She has pain under her left rib a month now.The pain comes and goes and can be sharp.Doctors don't know what is it.Did anybody had similar pain ?She had an ompresole tablets but...
Hi sorry for complaining again but having a bad day with water blisters. I must have one at very back of throat and pain is excruciating. I took some ibuprofen and difflam which has now kicked in but omg sooo painful. I seem to get these every day. Does...
Hi all, Anyone got any good tips for dry mouth ? Finished RT treatment in Feb 24, healing etc going well, everyone pleased with progress. However in the last two months my dry mouth has really kicked in. I currently have oragell that tastes crap and...
