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I am now 6 months post treatment and I am still struggling to eat. It is not so much the eating but the swallowing, my mouth is extremely dry which is bad enough but I still have a build up of mucus which makes it worse as it is thick in my throat which...
Another query! Husband 9 weeks post treatment and doing well overall. Hospital always told us he would have a PET scan 12 weeks post treatment. Today at his appointment he was told it now 4 months post treatment. They did not comment if this is for clinical...
my hubby finished chemo radiotherapy last Friday, day8 Or is it 9 now. His neck broke down as they said it would, e have been using the hydrogel on a tube plus hydro gel dressyon top. This seems to have worked really well and there is clearly new skin...
It is now nineteen months since I had a neck dissection and 43 lymph nodes removed. The nerve which controls my shoulder was severed and I was left with limited movement. After about 15 months, having had NHS physio for some months directly after the...
Hi I've written about my husband before - Stage 3 throat cancer but recovery was slow and problematic. I regret to inform you that yesterday evening, he died suddenly He'd had a really good day Saturday but was struggling with pain relief yesterday;...
Hello I’m wondering what other people’s experience of restorative surgery has been? I’ve had Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma and in November 2021 I had part of my hard palate and a small part of the soft palate removed. I’ve been left with a...
Hi everyone, haven't been around for a while, getting back to normal etc anyhoo seems my luck has run out and now facing the return of the old big C. This time however, it's taken root in my right lung,and awaiting treatment plan but obviously no cure...
Hi all, I am 13 weeks post chemoradiation. I have just started to get these twinges in my neck nodes on both sides. It's not pain, more like something catching as I move my chin up and down. I saw my oncologist a couple of weeks ago and she said that...
Hello Again Everyone, I hope that you are all as well as can be expected and living as best as you can. I can't believe that it's Septembetr tomorrow and the colder weather is just arpound the corner. I just received an email update from the Macmillan...
My cancer is right side of tongue and right floor of mouth. I had a visit today from my SCN and the lovely big boss doctor from my hospice who both said that the the tumour has grown quite rapidly and is now starting to obstruct food and liquid going...
