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Hello all I would like to talk to someone and get some information about mouth cancer and some support I am 27 years old and currently in the process of doing tests and bloods etc for a diagnosis My head is all over the place atm and can't think...
Hi everyone is it usual to be still tired three months after treatment ends? My poor husband just feels its never going to change...please tell me this is normal and that it will get better!! Hes tired every day still.
Hello. I finished my treatment for base of tongue cancer in January. T4n1m0 HPV P16+.I had 6 chemo and 35 radio. I was just wondering how often people drink alcohol now.? I’m not a heavy drinker and probably only have a couple of glasses of wine or...
Hi Everyone, I am 9 months post treatment. I had right sided tonsil Cancer stage one,node one. Surgery followed bye radiotherapy which I finished in Dec 2022. Overall I am doing well and am fortunate to have no evidence of disease.But my anxiety It...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with cancer in my tongue (squamous cel carcinoma) and completed my treatment in January 2021. Fortunately I am still cancer free and feel very grateful to have survived even though I do now have some long term symptoms from...
Hi I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same, I had my operation April 5th, when in hospital a got an infection so had to go for another operation to relieve the fluid etc. I had a full neck dissection and one side was opened up again for second...
Greetings All, I am almost six months post treatment. I don’t have any pain. Haven’t in quite a while. Dry mouth and a lack of desire to eat is still an issue. A lot of foods are still not very appealing. My red blood cell count is very low, still has...
I had tongue cancer surgery and radiotherapy over Christmas/New Year 2020/21.and had the usual problems with swallowing from the start. However, I managed to take in enough sustenance for a few months in liquid and very soft food form together with fortisips...
I finished 30 Radiotherapy/2 Chemotherapy treatments at the end of June & find myself some days wondering when I am going to feel better. Some days are better than others & I understand from what I have read & heard that it will take time...a lot of time...
Hi all, In 2020 I had my first journey with cancer, nasopharynx carcinoma, and after treatment the scans came up clean. However with recent tests and scans, we discovered that the original cancer has metastasized to my lungs. Seeing it is rare type...
