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Hi all Just looking for some further advice to manage mouth pain - general soreness and ulcers as well as swallowing. Tomorrow I have my final chemotherapy and begin week 5 (my penultimate week) of radiotherapy. Pain and ulcers have gradually been...
Has anyone suffered with jelly legs? I'm 4 months post treatment for tonsil cancer and recovery has, in the most part, been pretty rapid. I returned to work on a phased return basis 3 weeks ago. For the most part I'm fine, but my legs are so weak. My...
After my treatment (35 x radio; 2 x chemo) my beard largely stopped growing. It was largely grey anyway so you could hardly see even a week's growth. In the last few weeks (5 months on from treatment) the growth above my upper lip has come back strongly...
Hi guys I am wondering if I’m worrying too much or right to be concerned ? Briefly I had melanoma cancer couple years back . It was stage 1a so easily treated . However I’ve read that once you have one cancer you are at more risk of another . ...
I have ACC in my trachea which was found in the summer last year, 2021. I've had radiotherapy, a couple of stents fitted to hold open my airway but the cancer is growing above and possibly below the stented and RT zapped area. My breathing capacity is...
I am so fed up with using my rig to eat ( 2 weeks post treatment ) I really want to start eating “ normally “ now , im not that sore any more , just sometimes dry & the next minute not .Did anyone actually start eating normally to a certain extent at...
Hi all, thanks for welcoming me into this community. I am new to this world. I was diagnosed with hpv tonsil cancer last month with a nearby swollen lymph that didn’t show as cancerous in any scans but caused some obvious concern. Tumour is stage 2 but...
Hello everyone out there. I just wanted to do a quick post to talk about my dry mouth and hopefully hear some good things back from all you lovely people on this forum. I know that no one can tell me if my mouth will ever truly improve but I would love...
Oral cancer surgery 4 years ago where part of my tongue was removed as were my teeth. Have now had dental restoration but the problem I have is I cannot move my tongue enough to move food to a chewing position. Further surgery not an option, Speech therapy...
Good evening folks. Can anyone make use of a Phillips Innspire nebulizer? It has only been used approx 20 times. It must be picked up from the Renfrew/Paisley area. It seems such a waste sitting in a cupboard not getting used. Free of charge obviously...
