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Hi Just found this forum which has been very helpful already. Long story short: persistent sore throat for several months + feeling of something stuck in back of throat. After 3 consultant visits and a negative MRI, I finally pushed hard enough to...
Hi all I have just finished a 6 week chemo and radiotherapy treatment for my tonsil tumour (plus 3 lymph nodes). It seemed to go well - I was able swallow the whole way through and didn’t have to rely too much on painkillers beyond paracetamol - so...
Hi all. So I've had my results yesterday and I am so disappointed. First of all, maybe it's the way my oncologist is but she was very timid with it all. I had to actually ask her if she would deem the treatment as success, to which she said yes...
Hi all just to give a quick update had my results on Monday and got another all clear so very happy, very strange feeling so many emotions prior to getting the news preparing for the worst but hoping for best… this cancer came out of the blue last October...
After surgery for cancer of the parotid gland last year and 33 fractions of radiotherapy the cancer has now unfortunately returned to my lungs with 3 lymph nodes and 8 sub centimetre nodes showing at the moment. I have just started Androgen Receptor therapy...
T4 - base of tongue Last radio session tomorrow - which I think I'm going to cancel. The damage caused by the radio to my tongue just seems to be mounting each day. Today, I could barely drink and was unable to eat because of something digging into...
Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone facing head and neck cancer or proton beam therapy. Over about 18 months, I had persistent tearing and swelling around my left eye. It was treated several times as dacryocystitis, and...
Hi, Just wanted to share a little positivity for anyone currently struggling with treatment side effects or that has just finished treatment. Im currently just over 2 months post treatment (6 weeks of radiotherapy and chemo base of tongue and lymph...
Hi All, I finished 6 weeks of radiotherapy way back at the beginning of March, I had a feeding tube until Mid April. I began to eat small amounts of food, then gradually building up to my normal portions as of today in October. My PET scan came back clear...
Well ive been today for my treatment planning mask done,and guess what it wasnt two masks after all I start 3weeks treatment on 20th October but in the meantime weve booked a quick holiday pre-treatmenr treatment..
