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Oral cancer inside cheek, Stage 2. 30 sessions RT in Jan/Feb. Final scans showed area of doubt. Another two biopsies and much fear and worry by me, supported by the pals on here. It so, so, helps to know folks understand. Well, today was the day and...
Hi I’m 6 months from operation on tongue and 35 lympth nodes removed from neck and radiotherapy. NHS were fab through treatment but I’ve never seen a physio! I just looked up the exercises online! I’ve tried to book in with them but they never repeat...
Has anyone had TORS performed as a separate operation than their neck dissection? My husband has SCC with p16 positivity, right tonsil and lymph node. He had a neck dissection last week and it was confirmed 1 cancerous node with no extra nodal extension...
Hi All, Hope you are all doing ok? I have had my 2nd Cisplatin Chemo treatment and was given Dexamethasone 2mg Tablets 2x twice a day for 3 days. First lot were absolutely fine, but on 2nd treatment and they are giving me terrible heartburn and...
Hi, just a quick question to everyone out there. Now this is purely hypothetical at the moment ok. was thinking about doing spot of fund raising for cancer charities including obviously McMillan. My idea was a lapel badge ( think of the poppy ones)...
Hey all, me again I’m now 10 weeks post treatment, things are actually pretty good, had my first post appt with ENT and they are happy! However I have either a swollen neck or excess fat, unlikely though as I’ve only put half a stone back on, it’s...
Just got what I thought was my final diagnosis today but despite biopsy staining for HPV, test came back as inconclusive. Dr says it is very likely to be HPV, started in tonsil, now in left side lymph node, I’m 58 and healthy ( don’t smoke or drink)....
Hi everyone! My partner lives abroad due to the immigration process in the UK. He was going back and forth to a doctor that was giving him nasal spray and the problem wasn't really going away, so eventually I managed to get him to a well recommended...
Hi My darling husband had his post treatment scan results today. He beat tjroat cancer but sadly pet scan has shown he has bone cancer in spine and both sides of pelvic bones. With no treatment he bern told 9 to 12 months. No cure. Be offered immune...
pT4 N2b HPV 16+ SCC left tonsil with extrinsic muscle invasion Hello everyone. This is my first post although I have been intermittently logging in, but until now have been too scared to join in. However I thank you all for being brave enough to post...
