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Hi Everyone I have now been diagnosed with the above. As the primary site is being rather illusive to the doctors, I'm having an op/procedure to try and discover more. The procedure is a robotic tongue mucosectomy. I was hoping that someone may have...
Hi, Diagnosed with SCC on my nasal septum a month ago, undergone mri and ct scans with no indication of spread elsewhere, fortunately. Surgery to remove the tumor planned in a couple of weeks time. Not quite sure what to expect after the op, surgeon’s...
so, it's 02.45 and I'm climbing the walls.. I reduced my zomorph a few weeks ago to just 1 in the morning and 1 at night, about a week ago I reduced to 1 in the morning.. this week I decide to knock em on the head, but Sunday I hardly slept... Monday...
Hi Can anyone recommend a sugar free mild tasting chewing gum to stimulate saliva? My taste buds are still sensitive to anything too sweet or strong flavours. Thanks I also just wanted to check in again and send love and virtual hugs to anyone who...
My Dad has tonsil cancer (T4 in terms of size of tumour) and is on his 3rd out of 7 weeks radiotherapy. He has a feeding tube fitted and is starting to use this more, mostly with Fortisip drinks Generally he isn't eating or drinking as much as he should...
Hello again everyone, I have come back to this forum as I am known here and always appreciate your responses. Over the last fortnight I have attended two weekly Macmillan Daycare sessions at our local hospice (Roxburghe House, Dundee) and I have enjoyed...
Hi all, I would like some help and advice regarding stage 1 tongue cancer. I had an operation for this in December 2022 and unfortunately it returned this April 2024. I’ve since had another operation 3 weeks ago and the results showed a margin of 3mm...
New here! Had a routine dental appointment and was asked if I’d bitten my tongue.. I’d noticed nothing but have quite a large area on the side of my tongue which just looks weird. Like a couple of long narrow lumps but no ulcer that I can see. Dentist...
I have a cousin in India Mumbai who has recently been diagnosed with oral cancer ' cervical lymph node metastasis of squmous carcinoma of tongue' , I took this from one of his recent tests that he had done. Naturally family all worried, he is 40 married...
Hello all, well, it’s been a while since we’ve been on here. My husband was given the all clear six years ago but went back to be checked earlier this month after problems swallowing. He was checked by the oncologist, camera down the nose, she said...
