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New to this group so just saying Hi. My sister has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer and is starting radiotherapy with a burst of chemo at the beginning and at the end. I think that bit was ok but they said she would have a feeding tube and it might be...
Hi everyone, haven't posted in quite sometime but here's a little update on my immunotherapy journey following the recurrence of oropharyngeal cancer last year after 18 years of being cancer free. So, last time I posted I was about to start Immunotherapy...
Hello all. 55 years old male. A year on from removal of lower right wisdom tooth. had pain still after a few months. Doctors, dentists and hospital missed many opportunities. Finally in December 2022, diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of lower...
I am due to start Radiotherapy soon, and will have a Peg fitted prior, because my swallow will be inhibited. When I was in hospital after my glosectomy, I had a Nasal Feeding Tube, which I didn't get on with - I threw up the first feed, and we agreed...
Hi ,thank you for letting me join the group.my husband has been diagnosed with oesophagus cancer and he is starting his treatment in a few weeks .have a good day.
new here, so first hi Long story short 1st diagnosis 2014 treated with radio and chemo, god hated the mask for radio but worked through it, went to my happy place every time, snorkeling in Bermuda lol. slowly got my life back on track. Have a fantastic...
Well after 9 months since the start of my treatment for base of tounge/ throat cancer the news is not good, unfortunatly despite chemo and radiotherapy (more pain than ive ever endured) it has now not only not cured it but it has spread to my lungs. ...
Hello everyone . I am now 2 weeks into treatment . Last week have very dry mouth and taste buds have disappeared completely. Not enjoying eating in any way and have now started to lose couple of kilos . Is this too soon to go over to PEG ? I can’t get...
Hi all My dad has recently been diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer. He has stage 4 prostate cancer that has been controlled through hormone depletion therapy and is nearly 90 years old. We know that the cancer is at least stage 3 as it has spread to...
Had radiotherapy for tonsil and base of tongue cancer at Southampton hospital last year which finished end of October. Was tough but feeling much better now. PET scan last week and then had to wait another week to go back for results. Thankfully I was...
