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At my post operation consultation I was informed that I am cancer free. I have made progress with my eating and have returned to work this week but still have numbness in the gum area and where the two nodes were removed from my neck and since I returned...
Hi Is almost a year when my consultant told me than I may have a cancer. Few weeks later -nasopharyngeal T4N3M0. i November great news - clear - But now I am constantly worried what if it spread, and I don't know. I have appointment every 6- 8 weeks...
Hi I was diagnosed with tongue cancer and had part of my tongue lasered, all but five bottom teeth removed and bilateral neck. So consultant said he is leaving the option of radiotherapy to me to go for it or not. However I am a type two diabetic with...
Hello, I'm fairly new to this group and I hope its OK for me to reach for some advice. My dad's throat cancer came back after Christmas and now he is having a complete laryngectomy next week. I'm really worried about this operation. My Dad has neuropathy...
I know I'm lucky to have had a successful mouth neck dissection operation using part of my hip and I have not have to undergo chemo or radiotherapy. I left hospital about a month ago and was told all should go back to normal in time as no nerves severed...
I am now into my sixth year of treatment, six weeks ago two small lumps were found under my arm. After a meeting of the team it was decided to leave it for six weeks. During that time a scan would be done to determine whether it had grown. Unfortunately...
Every thing that went down yesterday came back up with a vengeance last night . I am losing weight and know I can’t afford to. I still have 9 sessions to go and they are giving me anti sickness medication today but I’m worried that I might lose too much...
Hi all this is the end of first week radio and chemo . Diddnt feel too bad towards end of week but for some reason sat and sunday everything going downhill. Taste has more or less gone completely which is making me anxious about getting enough calories...
Had the surgery January 24th that is in my previous post, and now today had the results from the removed pallete and lymph nodes. There was no spread to the lymph nodes and the treatment is still curative. I have 6 weeks of radiotherapy, Monday to Friday...
Stephen: Stage 2 tonsil cancer: HPV 16. Treatment end 20 January. Hello all, Well my symptoms peaked in the 3rd February, and since then things have been improving. Recently, however, I have started to feel nauseated - without being sick - and occasional...
