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Hello again, A practical question. If I get a cold do I treat it as normal. Obvious, but you know....
Good morning. Steve here. I have my diagnosis, and now it's a four week wait until radiotherapy starts, with appointments for mask-making and so on. I am off work for the duration and I have sufficient full pay sick pay to see out the treatment...
Hi, just a little update now that my treatment has started. I have just completed week 1 today. Being bolted to a table by the head mask is not much fun, but I just breathe though it and count my breathes...it goes quite quickly. Sods law the last 2...
Well saw consultant today and I have to have an operation on my neck to remove cancerous lump Apparently I have to see plastic surgeon so they can take a flap of skin for my neck. I will be in hospital for a week or 10 days . Anyone else had similar
Hey all, hope all are doing well. I have had a bit of a rough couple of weeks, for the last month i have been going into my docs about a cyst on my back, he kept telling me to ignore it It then got infected and finally he gave me antibiotics which...
Hi Everyone, Just a question please...... I completed my 35th Radio & 2 Cisplatin chemo 4 weeks ago now. I am still bringin up lots of phlem despite using a nebuliser regulally. Can anyone advise when this calms down a bit? My feeds are still...
Hello Everyone I have a diagnosis of Squamous cell carcinoma of left tonsil, P16 positive, T2 NT M0. I am into my fourth week of proton therapy. I have grade 3 mucositis and eating soft food is becoming excruciating. Also had a recent spike in temperature...
Hi, I had a complete laryngectomy at the end of May 2022. I am having a few problems and one which I can't seem to get help with is continuous discomfort around the stoma. It feels as though someone has placed a belt around neck and tightens it further...
Good morning! I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in July and finished my radiotherapy 3 weeks ago. It has been a gruelling journey but I am trying to take each day at a time, expecting the unexpected and not losing my sense of humour. I try to find...
Good morning, all! I’m Steve – 59 years old – but feel like 90! I was diagnosed with Tongue cancer which spread to one of my lymph glands in my neck. This was diagnosed back in April. I started 30 sessions of Radiotherapy and two chemotherapy on the...
