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Hi was wondering if this is normal. I'm nine weeks post RT. I still have swelling inside my cheek and it looks swollen every day. Is this due to RT and will it go down eventually or is it lymphoedema . I do my neck and mouth exercises a few times every...
New to the forum. 5 weeks post surgery for stage 2 HPV driven tonsil cancer. Also had TORS procedure. Luckily no CRT needed. I’d really like to chat longer term recovery. My consultant has said ‘back to normal’ in 6 weeks but ‘normal’ seems a long way...
Hi This is my first time posting and was hoping for a bit of advice and well, reassurance ! My partner, Rob was diagnosed with SCC on the floor of his mouth in October last year, had op to remove it. He finished 6 weeks of radiotherapy on 06/03/24,...
Hi All, just wondering if anyone reassure me how common it is to have a sore throat 5 months on from finishing radiotherapy and chemo. My husband had a neck dissection 2 weeks ago too. I think he is a bit anxious that it feels quite sore alot of the time...
Well, PET scan 3 about 4 weeks ago. A year since I finished treatment and Boom! x2 new areas of concern have shown up on the scan. Just when we thought we were out of the cancer woods. Apparently there are two 3mm glows showing in level II Lymph nodes...
Hello, I had surgery on my neck prior too RT and Chemo, I felt really ill about 5 days after each Chemo session but it only lasted a day or two. With RT I have lost my taste and appetite and have soreness when swallowing, 13 months on from my surgery...
Hello all, just a quick question. I am due to start a course of 6 weeks of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer. The hospital is only about 20 minutes drive away. I just wanted to ask people if they had been able to drive themselves to and from treatment...
Hi everyone, I recently had a scope done, and the doctors found a white patch on the left side of my throat. They have scheduled a biopsy under general anesthesia to investigate further. I’m feeling very anxious about what this could mean. Has anyone...
So I am on week 3 of radiology to both sides of my neck and within 2 days I have gone from eating pretty normal to not being able to get a lot down as my mouth is inflamed and mouth ulcer metropolis and swallowing even water feels like there is a good...
Hi everyone Today I have my PET scan and I am terrified they will find that I have cancer in other areas of my body. I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma, but it is actually in my lymph gland on the left side of my neck and I can't shake the...
