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Asking to see if anyone has had any experience or advice on the use of Waterpik or similar devices for a more thorough cleaning of teeth. I have seen a number of adverts for them recently and wondered if they may be useful for post RT dental care or...
Hi Went to the clinic this afternoon and managed to persuade them to take my G/N tube out, which is a big relief for me! Now I need to work out what best to eat, especially with the Trismus diagnosis, so I was wondering what blenders anyone might...
Good morning everyone It is 11 weeks since I completed Radiotherapy on the right side of my neck.I now have considerable swelling on the left side of my neck and under my chin. Initially the swelling was soft but it now feels a little harder At...
Hi, I’m Dan and very new to the community. Last year I had full larynxdectomy so I now have a stoma. My question to anyone out there is, has anyone stopped using their nebuliser completely after time. Thanks everyone.
Hello, I’m 33years old and trying to support my husband 36yrs old - his had a rough few months with getting diagnosed - he found out yesterday 25/08/2022 that he had cancer - he had his left vocal cords and some of the tumour taken out 2 weeks ago for...
6 months after my treatment for hypopharyngeal cancer stage 3 HPV 16 today I finally got the all clear, it’s been a tough 6 months what with Pet scan and MRI showing hot spots plus two biopsies down the line today my consultant gave me the all clear it...
So I finished RT for 6 weeks with 2 chemos. How did it go? A bumpy ride, first cisplatin made me in an inpatient for 3 days due to the salt imbalance it caused me. RT side effects came at 3 weeks and then more at 5 weeks. Lost all taste but can somehow...
Hi all, My dad is currently having treatment for throat cancer. Although the cancer isn't in his voice boc, he has completely lost his voice. Can anyone recommend good communication assistance that can be down loaded onto a tablet? Many thanks...
Hi. I’m new here having been diagnosed with throat cancer back in November last year. I was lucky enough to be accepted on the brilliant photon beam therapy treatment at the Christie in Manchester and went through that from December to end January. During...
Hi it’s Anghog here….sorry I have not posted actually about myself before…I’ve just replied to other posts but I wanted to put a bit up now about my tale. On my birthday on August 23 last year I was 53 and I received the news that the lump on my neck...
