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My husband is being treated for cancer at the base of his tongue. He had his tonsils removed, a tooth removed and a PEG fitted and started treatment 2 weeks and 2 days ago. We are finding the process tough going and would appreciate sharing experiences...
Hi all hope you are all doing the best you can. Unfortunately at the moment I have pneumonia from the lung collapse/COVID that happened in BRI. TODAY I have been for the mask fitting and planning scan. That was scary. I'm quite concerned that a whole...
Hi people I am new to this page/group. I was diagnosed with tongue cancer mid Sept after going to the doctor because i was fed up with a sore tongue. Since then my feet haven't touched the ground going back and forth to the hospital. I should be getting...
Hi Everyone, All my pre treatment bits done, just waiting for my first RT next Thursday 3rd. A little bit apprehensive and I'm not good at waiting, so thought I'd pop in here to 'ramble' at you lovely people I don't have anyone to talk 'at', so I hope...
Hi all, feeling a little more informed and starting to understand what an op journey may be like for P. So P has grade iv squamous cell carcinoma also affecting jaw bone and lymph. Plan is segmental resection (full not partial), lower leg free flap...
Hi everyone, I have just had my pet scan 4 months after treatment finished,good and bad news , the cancer is gone in my tonsil but there is still cancer activity in my neck, has this happened to any of you and what were the next steps ?
Hi, After many tests my dad was diagnosed with cancer yesterday. He went alone as he wasn’t told to take someone. He retained no information what so ever only that he was going to have radiotherapy on his neck. We are totally lost and afraid. Today...
Hi Everyone, |Just a quick update.... I completed my 35th Radio & 2 Cisplatin chemo 2 weeks ago now. I could not have my 3rd chemo afterall, after developing an infection & spending my final week of treatment in hospital. They never did find the...
Hi everyone. Sorry to moan but I am a bit down. First the good news, saw my consultant last week and all good. However, I have had 2 viruses in the last 2 months (one of them covid) and they have really taken it out of me. I am finding that when I start...
Hello, I’ve been learning lots from this forum over the last few months plus speaking to Macmillan regularly. I’m so thankful for the information and support. My 41 year old husband was diagnosed in Sept 18 with HPV+ Tonsil SCC T2N1M0. He is a life...
