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What mouthwash and neck cream do people use? Tonsil Cancer T2 N1 start treatment on Easter Mon.
My mouthis so dry its unbelievable my tongue is hot struggling to speak clearly Im constantly sipping water I have artificial saliva and oralieve gel Any other tips and for how long will it last Thank you Wendy
Hello, is there anyone that can reassure me that they had treatment without a feeding tube? I couldn’t tolerate the ng from constant retching so had it removed but problem is it doesn’t look like there is availability to get a PEG instead! I might be...
Hi Everyone, Im new to this and wondered if anyone could help? Is someone on here going through radiotherapy or been through radiotherapy and happy to offer some support to my mum? She's recently had a 12 hour operation to remove large tumours from...
Hi all, Its been nearly 8 weeks since I had my partial glossectomy on the left side of my tongue, the neck dissection was prosponed for now, because of other health issues, it would have been too much to handle all at once. I did have an unexpected...
Hi wondered if anyone can help I have had a second tumour removed from my tongue my mouth area is very swollen has anyone had this and how long did it take before starting to look and normal again thanks .
My son had further surgery last Wednesday to try to find the source of all the infections he has been getting since his cancer treatment. He has an appointment next Thursday with his consultant, in the meantime his GP phoned him yesterday to check he...
Hi all, hope you're doing alright today. I have a burning query and suspect it might be of general interest, so here goes. I'm two months out of surgery -- TORS and bilateral neck dissection -- without radiation or chemo found necessary, and am managing...
Hello there everyone I'm not exactly a newbie as I posted to the head and forum in 2013 when I was treated for a white patch on the right hand side of my tongue which turned out to be Leukoplakia with moderate dyspasla. At that time I was 35 years old...
Hi, Has anyone else experienced intense nerve pain as a result of radiotherapy or Cisplatin? Any ideas of how to ease it. I’m now on morphine but I’d just like to know that in time it will ease. thank you, in advance Clare
