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Hello again, I have recently had a fluoroscopy of my swallow to see why I’m making no progress with swallowing food 14 weeks after radiotherapy finished. It quickly became clear that I have a stricture near the top of my oesophagus which only allows a...
As per the heading, a bit random, but has anyone who has had a diagnosis of an HPV related cancer had any problems with long term skin rashes, eg granuloma annulare. I have suffered with this for many years, not badly but it's there. When I was researching...
Hi , me again… very sad and scared… I missed one chemo due to covid 2 weeks ago, had one last week and today I missed again as my wbc are low…. Waiting for radiotherapy but as my cancer is stage 4 , aggressive I’m so worried that it is not enough treatment...
hi, few months ago i started feeling light headed, and experienced vertigo few times, and then my ears started ringing(first only right ear was ringing, but after a week, it was in both ears, it is louder in right ear) at the same time i got a cyst on...
I am getting confused here about how to get over this treatment. It has been one challenge after another from the start, and it just won't let me go! Because I also have a rare, incurable, but normally well managed blood cancer; which is managed by me...
Hi Am at the end of week 15 post treatment. In the evenings & when I go to bed I’m experiencing bad heartburn. It stops me getting to sleep, is very uncomfortable & becoming a daily occurrence. Any advice please? Anyone on meds for this? Thanks everyone...
Hi, My treatment ended on 2nd October 2021, I had my tonsils removed and then a peg tube fitted, 30 sessions of radiotherapy and 6 of chemo, I coped very well with all that with no real problems and no pain killers. But since treatment ended my health...
I have been undergoing diagnostic tests for weeks. It all seems to be a bit 'fits and starts' I was told that I had hypopharngal cancer on the 27th June and a referral had been sent to the Sussex Cancer Head and Neck Unit the same day. In the letter...
Hi There, My father-in-law underwent a full laryngectomy surgery 2 weeks ago. He returned home a few days ago however happiness to be home quickly turned to frustration. He and his wife are both in their 70's and learning how to comunicate again...
Hi everyone my name is Sarah , I am 49 and a mother of 3 adult children and a beautiful granddaughter nearly 2. I have been having problems for about 4 or 5 weeks now which have progressively worse every day. It started with a feeling of a lump at the...
