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Anyone else experienced bad withdrawal symptoms coming off Oxycodone?? I cut them down just as the doc suggested till last week only 5mg (the lowest dose) tab in the evening. Dropping off last Thursday and I’m feeling really rubbish. I just cannot...
I feel like I need reasurrance and also a kick or two. I am struggling with my thoughts and have been for a while - I was so over joyed with the good outcome of surgery and the intial pain and couple infections and heavy bleeds were put to bed, but I...
Hello everyone, I found a lump in my neck a few months ago. Fast forward through my GP appointment to meeting with my ENT consultant, I have been diagnosed with T1N1M0 HPV + head and neck cancer. The primary site is the right tonsil and the lump in...
Hi, I had my RIG fitted 6 weeks ago, unfortunately I have an infection in it so currently on antibiotics. I worry that the tube may become blocked, it always seems to have some white deposits on the inside and the port gets quite bunged up. I’m on overnight...
So I’m on week 3 of radiology, had chemo last week and due another next week. I have a peg tube fitted ready for when I can’t swallow anymore and this morning eating toast was like eating razor blades - BUT what has really set me off today on a downward...
Hi just another query I have. I seem to ask questions all the time. I'm in my ninth week post RT and had neck dissection in march. I was wondering about the scar tissue on my tongue. How long did you find it stayed before it turned the colour of your...
Hi just wee update on the dry mouth. I ordered xylimelts mint flavour. I have been taking two at night and they definitely have helped my dry mouth. Not completely taken it away but a real improvement that I don't have to drink as much at night. Not big...
I just want to get off my chest that I have felt really down today. I have my follow up from my MRI on Thursday and I have been imagining that it has spread. My neck and shoulders have been aching real bad and then I got an awful headache. I have been...
Hi all,it’s been 18 months since my Husband’s diagnosis of stage4 sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma,his Chemo and chemo/radiotherapy did shrink the tumour but unfortunately on Friday we got the news we had been dreading,results of his last MRI scan...
My husband saw his consultant privately this morning to review his post treatment PET scan results as he just couldn’t wait 6 weeks. His primary tumour has gone. His neck lump which is still quite large is not lighting up so it could mean that all the...
