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Hey everyone I’m currently 13 days post treatment of 6 weeks chemo radiation to my nasopharynx and both sides of neck and I feel the pain is getting more sore?? Is this normal? When can i expect things to start healing and easing up. I’m struggling to...
Hi T4aN2bM0 My husband has been treated with 4 cycles of Cisplatin and 30 fractions of radiotherapy. We've had a few ups and downs but 4 weeks into his recovery he was really well, even eating pureed solid food and started driving again. Last Thursday...
I’ve been reading and re-reading articles and branches and links from those articles and the links from those articles etc and I’d thought, wrongly, that I had all the information I wanted/needed. im at the stage in the process where I’ve go no symptoms...
Hello everyone. My partner is at the end of week three of six weeks of Radiation therapy and is not coping well. Had tonsillectomy and cancer diagnosis just before Christmas. Neck dissection in Feb, and now radiotherapy. He has a good prognosis thankfully...
I thought I’d just pop on to say that I’ve just sorted out travel insurance for the next 12 months, as I’m planning to go to Kefalonia next month. I’m 2 years 3 months post treatment ending. My travel insurance has for some years been covered as part...
Has anyone suffered with hearing loss and tinnitus from cistplatin chemo and radiotherapy to the extent they need hearing aids or grommets and if so did the hearing aids help ?
Just got back from having this done. I have been been told that the sphincter below the epiglotis is damaged and it is too high risk to eat even pureed foods because of it going to into my lungs! This is a direct result of RT damage. The xrays and scan...
Hi everyone By some miracle, a little pressure, a whole load of support and a lorry full of medication, I seem to have almost reached the end of treatment. 7 chemotherapy sessions and 26 radiotherapy endured. Just 4 more radio to the end line. I’ve...
Tonsil Cancer: HPV16. Discharged 14 March Hello all, Well the good news is I have been discharged and now just have regular checks for 5 years. The one side effect that bothers me is a dry mouth at night. In particular the wound where the strongest...
Hi all I am now nearly 4 weeks post treatment of 30 radio and 6 chemo . I thought by now the swelling in throat or related pain would start to subside a bit. Still taking Morphine 40ml and 2 x paracetamol 4 times per 24 hrs . Is this usual to still be...
