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Hi, I’m just looking a bit of advice. I’m post treatment 15 weeks now & was wondering if anyone had used a mouth spray for dry mouth & if so what brand? I’ve googled & there’s loads out there but would rather have a recommendation from someone who used...
Hi everyone, Just a quick update following my USS last week - all is good with nothing suspicious noted. Probable reactive node felt during routine appointment following a horrible bout of sinusitis 2 weeks previous. As always, thanks to all who...
So, last Friday I was informed that the 3 month post treatment MRI was showing all clear! Saturday, my GP updates my records with my Qfit results: Quantitative faecal immunochemical test (Xaf0H) 13.6 ug/g [0 - 10.0] Above high reference limit; UKAS...
Hello all I am back again for some of your sage advice . I am now just over 5 months post treatment of 30 radio and 6 chemo . Still feeding through tube , trying lots of different foods but never get much in as have virtually no taste and after few mouthfuls...
Can anyone tell me if the dry mouth gets better with time? My husbands now 9 weeks post treatment and doing well, but the dry mouth is really bothering him. Will it get better or is this it now? Any tips on what helps? He tried the gel in the mouth overnight...
Hi A year since I finished my treatment - T4N3M0 Nasopharyngeal cancer. I got all clear last November. Still have my PEG as my diet is almost no existing - I am reading a lot how you guys doing and feel sorry about myself - I should push myself harder...
Wanted to let everyone know after 7 months since diagnosis and 3 months post chemoradiotheraphy hubby has got the all clear from his p16 tonsil cancer. We are obviously delighted with this news and we weren't expecting this news at this stage. So it...
Hi. It was my husband's birthday recently and I wrote him a poem to say thanks to him for looking after me this past year. I've never written a poem before so am a bit embarrassed but thought some o n here might understand and appreciate it! Here goes...
Hi good people Some of you may know i have had problems with my RIG since having it fitted back in April, due to the surgeon who placed it. This has been on going, the most resent is it leaking, for the just over week now i can only tolerate 120mls...
Hi. I've posted before about this. My hubby has had surgery, chemo & radiotherapy for tonsil cancer and lymph node spread in neck. 9 weeks post treatment, doing pretty well all in all but getting troubled by lymphoedema in neck. He's read blogs, doing...
