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I know his tour has been discussed, but has anybody been to see him? Tickets are rarer than hen's teeth. We went on Friday to Bath to see him. Firstly he was crudely hilarious. Expect to be offended Of an audience of 1600 4 people including Rhod and...
My husband is having a PEG feeding tube fitted on Thursday and staying overnight in the hospital. The hospital is an hour a way. He doesn't want me to drive him and pick him up as the hospital is horrible to get to. He wants to drive himself. I'm not...
Hi guys im 5 weeks post radiotherapy ive had trismus in the jaw for a few months now but after radiothetapy ive managed to get my mouth opening to improve and ive been doing the lollypop sticks exercise everyday . Ive developed lymphedema under my neck...
Hi folks not been on for a while. Just and update and advice please. Unfortunately I have developed osteoradionecrosis with pathological fracture of the left mandible. In pain and lots of swelling. Spoke to surgeon yesterday and he mentioned a free flap...
Hi all, Greetings. Its eighteen months from major surgery to remove the right half of my mandible and over a year on from radio and chemo. I'd half forgotten some of the things I went through and something prompted me to look back at my WhatsApp group...
I have got through 30 sessions with the bloody mask - I wobbled a few times but kept going forward. Now to recuperation and getting back to full health 'It's a marathon not a sprint' Thanks for all your support guys
Hello all. Completed carbon-ion therapy late April for my 4th recurrence. While waiting for the MRI follow up I felt something was not right and advanced the whole thing. They found growths in back of my throat, in a bone in my ear, many in my neck...
Hi after having lymph nodes removed in right armpit, I will be having dressing changed on Friday then it will be another 2 weeks for meeting with breast care consultant with results. I will then hopefully start treatment on tumour on my tongue I have...
So here we are ready to start my first cycle of treatment. Positive and apprehensive all in one, waiting for my transport to arrive to kick off the process. Chemo and radiotherapy today so expecting a long day so packed a snack box and drinks to keep...
I had my Gastrontomy tube fitted on Tuesday and have been flushing it daily as still able to eat at present to keep it clean Did anyone else find it gets quite messy as I have to clean it up quite a bit daily also find I have feelings of liquid going...
