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Hi its me again. I had the Pet-Ct on Thursday and two biopsies were taken from my neck lump on Friday. The radiographer said the lump is very large and it appears to be a lymph node that has become necrotic. There may not have been enough cells iin the...
Hi im 9 weeks post radiotherapy to palate and neck. Had neck dissection December. is it usual to be so stiff!! My neck hurts pretty much all the time on any movement and i can feel it crunching when i move my neck and head. My head feels full like a...
Hi everyone, Just thought that I would share my story if it would help anyone else. On 14 July 2020 a large lump appeared on my neck overnight. Not painful, hard or causing any problem, just there! After a nasendoscopy, I received the diagnosis...
Had my MRI booked today I tried so hard but eveytime they locked me in to the neck and head camera I panicked. In the end I was sobbing , I feel like such a failure and that I have let my family down .
Hi everyone I've just found this excellent forum, I have cancer at the base of the tongue I was diagnosed in February had 6 weeks of radio and only managed 2 of 6 of cisplatin due to adverse reactions to it. I finished treatment end of April, I am managing...
Just signed up to this chat group. Not one for sharing normally but feel I’ve reached breaking point. My husband is undergoing chemo & immunotherapy for laryngeal cancer. It has been the darkest and most difficult time of our lives. He’s had 4 rounds...
my partner age 52 who is healthy and fit ,was diagnosed yesterday with back of throat cancer that's spread to one lymph node , hasnt had any symptoms except the lump in his lymph node so was shocked at the results, the consultant said it hasnt spread...
Finally got a call from hospital at 3pm bearing in mind I have been trying to get an answer since last Friday. My Biopsy can't go ahead because I've had a chest infection and still on antibiotics Now I have to wait until the 24th just for the biopsy...
Hi all, haven’t been here in a while, been trying to get on with it but I need some advice. mouth opening has been consistently at about 23mm post op, dropped to 18mm in the last 10 days & pretty sore in the jaw hinge, retracting after a stretch is...
I had my pet scan last Friday and will be getting my results Monday afternoon to say I'm scared is an understatement, I'm trying to remain positive but finding it hard to x
