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I am about to start 6 weeks radiotherapy and chemo for my tongue scc hpv+ cancer. The oncologist painted a really bad picture of the side effects of radiotherapy and said I need a PEG fitted before I start as I won't be able to swallow or eat or anything...
A friend got me these. They are nutritionally balanced and have 550 cals per carton. I showed them to my dietician who seemed to like the look of them. On the website, it says they are aimed at people who are unable to eat. They aren’t cheap £15.80 for...
Hi, I asked the question before about people who hadn’t had feeding tubes. As some of you might remember, I couldn’t tolerate the nasal tube and asked for stomach one. I had a phone call booking me in for a RIG op on my final day of treatment which...
Hi everyone, what creams did you use during radiotherapy and did you start using it before treatment too ? Oncologist suggested Aveno but I’ve heard someone mention Aloe Vera gel , what’s worked for you ?
My husband has been recently diagnosed with cancer on his tongue. He's had a tonsillectomy. He's just had 4 out of 6 teeth removed in preparation for radiotherapy starting next month. He's having a feeding tube put in on Monday. All very scary and...
my partner finished his treatment last July where he had 6 weeks off radiotherapy and chemotherapy, he has stage 4 , he has serve nerve damage on both his legs and doctors said that it’s quite normal for patients to get that and he offered to upped his...
Hi Most of you will know me by now, we have quite a few new people starting or due to start treatment thought I would pop this link on as a reminder of the importance of how hard it can be to eat.There’s lots of info and suggestions for pre and post...
Hello everyone. I am new to this so please bear with me. I had stage 2 Nasopharyngeal cancer and had an operation (TORS) to remove it last November. Was told I was cancer free after 5 weeks in hospital and eventually sent home with a PEG. After 2 further...
Hello All Its been a long time since I came on here, to be honest with everything that went on I needed a break from the word Cancer. Past couple of weeks have been a bit hectic with hospital appointments, my Crohns was getting out of control as not...
Hi! I'm 13 months post RT for tongue cancer and have also had chemo for lymphoma ending 2 months ago. My question is - has anyone still been suffering from ulcers or other raised lumps on the tongue so far after treatment? I am worried the cancer...
