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Can anyone help with advice? I left hospital on 6th February after neck dissection and hip bone placed in palate. One month later got a reswollen face due to infection that was sorted with antibiotics. Now I have another worse infection over Bank Holiday...
Hi All end of week 7 post treatment but the mucus is as bad as ever . Not the horrible colour of the early days but constant and almost full time clearing from throat and going through kitchen towels like mad. Does it ever stop ?
Hedwig Hi, My husband was diagnosed last year with head and neck cancer, they thought it was in tonsil bed so they took part tongue and tonsil bed. They said it was clear so said it was unknown primary and he would start chem/radiotherapy, before that...
Can anyone tell me if they've experienced low blood pressure events where they feel or are sick, sweat, almost faint basically? My husband has had these since just before the cancer was diagnosed and I wonder if its the cancer in the lymph nodes pressing...
I am really struggling at the minute, I am not managing to get anything down orally at the minute because of gunk sticking in my throat. I am managing an extra fortisip but I am weaker now than I was a month ago I just don’t know what to do. I welcome...
Hi all, I’ve just reached a halfway point in treatment with 15 radio under my belt. I also had 2 chemo & was due another today but they’ve postponed it because can’t get my nausea under control & I’ve lost 5% body weight as I can’t stomach anything. They...
Hi All, Week 6 - my mucositis is suddenly very bad. Back of throat is white with red raw patches and a little bleeding. Tongue so swollen I can barely see it. I am 100% tube fed, but swallowing, burping, hiccups are all agony. I keep waking up at...
Morning All After having my RIG fitted last Wednesday i've had problems with it leaking and being really, really sore. To top it off my mouth heamouraged again yesterday morning, but not for as long as last time. After several calls it was decided...
Hi all, Ok, I am looking some advice. I was diagnosed with cancer in right tonsil & tumour right side of neck. I’ve never been told the TNM staging or even been shown a scan so not sure what stage it was at. I just remember being told it was treatable...
Straightforward going mostly as expected ....mucus thickening...Difflam and Epimax supplied...anti emetics doing their work....PEG insertion site giving a little concern....tender and red giving some stomach probs ...IBS like symptoms...Gemma from Mac...
