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Sorry, not visited or posted here for a wile. Some may remember me, had op to replace half of jaw in 2018, followed by radio and chem, got all clear in early 2019, had a few ups and downs, but relatively OK now. Todays news has really hit me hard...
Hello all My husband is about to have rapid treatment for this - surgery or laser under general anaesthetic ...we don't know which or whether it may be both. In three months he's gone from "mild to moderate" to "severe high grade". To me this sounds...
Hi folks, 3 years since my treatment and 2 1/2 since my PEG was removed. All has been good until the last couple of weeks. I've been feeling bloated, bad reflux which has made me sick a couple of times. I'm eating meals, but feel full easily. I've...
Hi Not really sure how to word this. Si've starting treatment - so far tpf and now on xeek 5 of radiation he has become a total nightmare, nasty, very short fused, raising his voice, snapping at everything. Which im finding very hard. I do know he...
Hi all, sore tongue developed in Week 2 of RT, down one side. Everything makes it sting and it rubs on my teeth which makes it worse. I've told the medical people several times but they just nod sympathetically. I finished RT 3 weeks ago and am still...
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Hello all, I hope springs arrival has lifted folk. I finished treatment on 11th August 2023. I’ve had 2 PET scans and neither have been conclusive so I’m now having ultrasound scans every 6 weeks to monitor my lymph gland particularly. This in itself...
Me again! I got dates for therapy today, 8th April for radio, 10th for chemo! Although I was fully expecting this and it’s actually a little later than I thought, it’s really hit me hard, it’s like I really now have to except it and the realisation...
Hello, I’m really worrying. 2 months ago, when I swallowed food. It got stuck (not choking). I drank water and it felt like it was filling up on top. After a couple of minutes it went down, this happened twice more within the same month. This hasn’t happened...
Living on 4-5 Fortisips a day, plus liquid medication (13 drugs). Also frequent sips of iced water that mount up on a bad day. Plus good old tea and coffee. Total liquid intake around 5 litres a day. Is this too much? Internet suggests a maximum of 2...
