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Hi Guys, Hope everyone is well and enjoying some sign of spring being around the corner. It's been a while since finishing rt/chemo (2.5 months) and wondering whom else has battled with: "Fizzy tongue" - my original tongue part gets quite sensitive...
At my RT Planning on Wednesday, I was handed a jacket that I have to bring with me for each session. Basically it is a sleeveless jacket, split between two breast pieces joined at the sides, front and shoulders with Velcro. Has anyone else used these...
Hi Last sunday i was just pottering, catching up on small jobs, nothing strenuous when i noticed my mouth started bleeding. By the time i go to the bathroom it was pouring, i ended up calling 999, it carried on like this for an hr and a half. I was...
So..I had my 6 weekly routine appointment today where I pointed to two tiny bumps on my neck. Have been booked for an ultrasound scan next week (and fine needle thing) if needed. I'm 7 months post treatment for t2n0m0 scc of tongue. I had a neck dissection...
Hi My husband is having session 35 of radiotherapy tomorrow which is his last one. It has been a long journey to get to this point. Once he got the diagnosis (which took nearly 2 yrs) and the oncology department were involved things moved very quickly...
Hi all I’m now 13 treatments in to my 30 course radiotherapy and am having to use the feeding tube as my mouth is so sore. I’m bolus feeding this weekend but need to move to the pump or I’ll never fit feeding in around all my hospital appointments....
Hi Lyn ,I have just read your cancer journey, you certainly have been through the mill, yet your posts are always positive and very helpful to anyone who needs help, even while recovering from an operation you have still found the strength and time to...
Good morning all I am back on to glean some more info from all the experts! I finished my treatment (7 weeks Chemo & Radio) 2 weeks ago & things are definitely starting to improve. I am starting to take my "lovely" shake drinks orally without to much...
Hi, first post here About 6 weeks ago I was admitted to A&E with blood clots on both lungs. 3 weeks ago, I was released with much clearer lungs and put on blood thinners. I thought of myself as “lucky” A few days later, I was called back in and told...
I am 5 months post treatment, 7 weeks daily.radiation and three cycles of Cisplatin. First two months after radiation ended were when I suffered the worse side effects. I had terrible sores on my tongue which made eating and drinking anything painful...
