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To look at him you would think that his had nothing wrong....Bellies coming back nearly as big as it was before lol, some foods still off limits, mild curry ok but nothing too spicy. complains of one side of tongue a bit sore on eating some things, but...
Morning all , thought I would let you know that following my 16 week (ish) PET/CT scan , my cancer has responded well to treatment and has gone . I’m currently doing great post recovery , I’m eating well again and even enjoying a beer a couple of times...
Well folks I've spent a couple of hours at Leeds dental hospital. I've had so much pain in my mouth since the biopsies 3 weeks ago. Turns out I've got an infection under a tooth with a crown. It comes out next Tuesday. I'm not even going into the lung...
Tomorrow will be a year since my PEG was removed, there's just a silver dimple where the stoma was now. Psychologically a big milestone as all the 'firsts' are done. It really feels like I can just get on with life. 17 months post treatment and life...
Hello all I'm waiting for my first appt with specialist - just been told that a lump in my neck (lymph node) is squamous cell carcinoma. That's all I know so far but expect they need to find primary origin. Had a CAT scan this week so that may show...
Finished my DXT in late 2016. ( R tonsil with positive neck nodes). At an early ENT review, I was advised that due to dosage and target area, such treatment would leave me at high risk of carotid artery fibrosis/ scarring/ thickening. Consequently, they...
My dad had lazer treatment on his voice box he was sent for the ivor lewis esophagectomy. Major life changing operation. He had radiotherapy on his larynx. He then had to have a stoma and become a larynjectomy. He has been to hell and lived through hell...
Hello, I've been reading posts on the forum for a little while but haven't posted yet. My Mum was diagnosed with tonsil cancer earlier in the year. She has just finished 30 radiotherapy sessions and had 2/6 chemo treatments (but this made her too...
Hi Does anyone know if it’s safe to use compression legging as my feet are swollen after chemo. Getting confusing now as various web site contradicting. :DANM
Hi I've just recently been diagnosed with a cancer at the base of my tongue and I'm terrified and keep getting waves of incredible sadness that is making me bawl. I want to be strong and am a strong person but I feel like I've been floored by this....
