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Is it normal to have severe fatigue and feeling cold in this drug
Hi T4aN2bM0 Stage 3 nasopharanx cancer It's my husband again. The poor man is in so much pain I don't know what to do. He's on 100mg Fentanyl patches every 3 days, he takes 200mg morphine tablets under the tongue 6 x per day as well as 3 x 1g...
Can anyone explain what a peg or ng is please I’m waiting on my diagnoses this week on mouth cancer I’ve read some have a peg or other fitted ?
Hi all I’ve recently started using this at night & am finding it more effective than the Xylimelts. Just thought I’d pass on the info
Hi all, I’ve been reading peoples posts and answers (the place is wonderful xx) seems quite a few people have to have feeding tubes due to swelling or nausea etc…if your throat is so swollen you can’t even drink - what about talking? thanks in advance...
Hi again all, My husband will be undergoing 35 rounds(?) of radiotherapy for T4 N2b M0 base of the tongue cancer. Regards radiotherapy - what do you know now that you wish you knew then? e.g I hadn’t realised radiation can/will burn the skin on...
Hi everyone, my name is John, I joined the group when I first got diagnosed with a tumor in my nasal cavity wich had eaten patr of the bone away after a pet scan I got told it was a t3 tumour wich had spread to my lymph nodes both sided in my neck the...
We get a lot of questions about PBRT. The Christie is running an afternoon Zoom session tomorrow if anybody is interested. I’m going to pop in and have a look. You have to get a free ticket via Eventbrite. www.christie.nhs.uk/.../proton-beam-therapy-consumer...
Hubby has had first course of immunotherapy and has developed anxiety and panic attacks (now on meds to help) has anyone else experienced this or is it more likely to be his new diagnosis (cancer now at base of skull previously tonsil area which is apparently...
Hi all, My RIG tube fell out today! I was just about to be 100% tube fed for nutrition and hydration. So that sucks... I have been admitted and currently waiting (and waiting...) for IV fluids. The balloon inflation valve on the RIG failed and...
