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hi my partner is getting a rig tube fitted today , i suddenly realised last night nobody has told us if he has to fast before this so not sure if he can have anything when he gets up today , has anyone else had to fast for this ? would think he would...
What best electric razor when having radiotherapy on my throat? is it better to pay out for a better one or a cheap one?
I have been diagnosed with throat/neck cancer. I have been told it's treatable. I'm waiting for an MRI a meeting with my specialist and then hopefully treatment. At the moment I am so scared. I suffer with anxiety anyway and have been on medication for...
So I am in tomorrow for my operation and reco structuring. Still don't fully understand it all. Been told will be in 2 weeks which sounds a long time. Not sure how long recovery will be or when I can expect to go back to work. Stage one so they are hoping...
Hi so I saw speech & language therapist today as my jaw ‘hinge’ ( don’t know correct term) clicks very loudly & hurts. Sometimes I can only open my mouth a little bit. Feels like it’s getting worse. she gave me a box of wooden tongue depressors &...
I had a partial glassectomy in March. I got the all clear that my mouth was cancer free, so all good. However, I had several lymph nodes removed at the same time. These came back with cancerous cells, so had to have 6 weeks of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy...
Hi all, so glad I found this forum and I hope it helps me and hopefully I help others. I've had a horrible battle with Throat Cancer for 3 years now, 36 Radiotherapy, 2out of 3 chemo( was too I'll for the 3rd), it came back after 8 months so I had 12...
Had my diagnosis today, positive is that we are not talking about survivability so focusing on that. I have a deep and aggressive tongue cancer which consultant wants to go aggressively after asap. Going to need a right had side of tongue removing,...
Posting for my husband - Feb '22 - Late diagnosed T4N3M0 SCC tumour of Hypopharynx - Surgery, Chemo or full radiotherapy not an option. I thought I'd update on my husband's condition. From what was such a dire prognosis of just a few weeks/few months...
Hi al. Hope you are all.doing well. 21 weeks post treatment!!! Wow what a journey!! I haven't used my PEG for 5 weeksand have an appointment at gastro clinic tomorrow, do.you think if i ask them they will remove it for me? I hate having it now as...
