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Evening y'all. I have just done 16 out of 30 RT cycles so passed half way, yay. I also had second (and final planned) chemo (cisplatin) today. Mouth is an ulcery/sore and "full" mess. Taste is shot but the gelcair mouthwash appears to be helping pain...
Feeling grateful for 6 months sick pay. Almost forgotten my old job.
my consultant is in denial I am coping well, and, is a bit disappointed I'm not playing the suffering game.
My sister has scc of the tongue..Shes 4 week post surgery.and about to start radiotherapy.. She feeling really anxious about the radiotherapy and the side effects.. How do I support her.? She is very low at the moment and I feel she needs support...
Hard to know where to start. Following a diagnosis of ear cancer I had my right ear removed in October 2021 in what turned out to be a 20 hour operation as the cancer had penetrated much deeper than was apparent from the scans. This included the removal...
I'm sitting here crying with my sick bucket, I've been constantly sick from week 3 of treatment and I'm still being sick now, I feel so weak I can only get from sofa to bed and bathroom, the taste in my mouth I'm sure is what's making me sick even water...
Dr is keen to get an EFT in me. Is he on commission? Still swallowing well. Feeling a bit misanthropic with waiting room zeitgeist
My Hubby received the call we all wish for - primary cancer area clear as a result of 6 weeks Chemo combined with RT. Stage 3 cancer of tonsil with spread to lymph nodes and patch at back of tongue. At his 'Big' post treatment pet scan - a 'nodule showed...
