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Hi folks, 3 years on and all good at my last check up. Had surgery on my foot on Wednesday and my throat is really hurting. I am guessing it is bruising from the anaesthetic around my voice box area. Has anyone else had similar? It went after a...
Two weeks of radiotherapy and my taste buds are already fried and it is with regret that I do declare that the pleasure of eating has just vanished into thin air. A sticky toffee pudding with custard might help me feel better
It's almost three years since I underwent treatment for cancer of the tongue and lymph glands. I'm feeling fit and well and I'm 95% back to normal eating and drinking. Since day one my taste for sweet things has been severely affected while my taste...
I'm starting my chemo/radio treatment next week and I'm overwhelmed.
So a few weeks ago I woke up with a sore swelling on side of my tongue…did some rinses with mouthwash and seemed to go but has come back…went straight to GP who said it was around 1cm and has referred me on a 2 week wait to Max facial at local hospital...
Any ideas of how to sooth a sore mouth? Husband 7 weeks after chemo and radiotherapy for 6 weeks . Tried nebuliser and mouthwash and spray. He needs a barrier gel or something for the roof of his mouth . Ideas greatly appreciated .
Hi, hoping someone can help me please. I was recently diagnosed with a 5.2cm lesion on my medistinum and a 1cm lesion on my right lung, however I also have a large, hard lump on my neck (right side) and have been told that it is a malignant lump of unknown...
Hello, My partner is 2 weeks into radio therapy and the side effects are kicking in! Tough weekend.
My husband has just had a microlaryngoscopy, biopsy and removal of lesion under anaesthetic. The two sets of biopsies, 6 months and three months prior to this, were inconclusive because of insufficient material. The set at 3 months was said to be at least...
Hello . I'm.looking for some advice from a cancer nurse. Just over a year ago.i had a partial laryngectomy through a neck dissection. I've had trouble with my breathing ever since . Surgeon doesn't want to know.. waiting on a lung function test now. I...
