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I have not been back here for some time now, but just to update my wife's condition and treatment, following surgery on her tongue and neck dissection to remove lymph nodes and part of thyroid glans, she was past on to oncology for 30 Radiation and 6...
I've been referred by my dentist on the 2ww, for potential gum cancer. Is this the right group, and where can I find any info, please. Edit. It is now the 62 day wait, so 2 months. Oh well.
Hi everyone. I just found this today, wow so much useful information, thank you! I am a newbie, I was diagnosed in March and have had surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, at present I have two more radiotherapy sessions so feeling the light is...
Hi everyone So hubby has had treatment and is 8 weeks post treatment for stage 3 tonsil, base of tongue and lymph nodes either side So it seems hes going backwards again and still losing weight and finding it very hard to eat. Nad nasal feeding tube...
Hello all. Mum starts 6 weeks of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of chemo on Wednesday for cancer at the back of her tongue that’s gone to her lymph nodes (exactly 8 weeks after diagnosis, which we are thankful it’s been relatively quick!) I need some...
sorry i dont know how to get my old thread up. my partner finished 30 radiotheraphy and 2 chemo on 17th april .and has been recovering really well but since last friday has had earache that he describes as agony ..but just on a night in bed. i rang...
I have incurable stage 4 lung cancer started from primary hpv negative tonsil cancer spreading onto my neck lymphs and Thorax.
My husband is coming to the end of week 5 post treatment. The last couple of days he feels his pain is worse. He is keeping on top of his pain meds but worried that it might mean that the treatment hasn’t worked. His neck lump is also still quite prominent...
Hi all. I’m new to the group. My brother has recently been diagnosed with tonsil cancer. He is having his tonsil removed today and then in 6 weeks will begin 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy on his neck and weekly chemotherapy. I just wondered if there was...
I hope this is ok to post here, but it really hits home.. a long read, but well worth it now that you're on this long and winding road.. It opens into a PDF file
