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Hi all, I had a selective neck dissection along with a base of tongue tumour resection in mid December 2021 & it's left me with numbness from my mouth through my cheek and jaw to my ear and then down my neck and chest to the back of my shoulder. With...
Just as it reads! I'm 4.5 weeks post treatment for hpv+ tonsil cancer. Last Saturday I woke up to no mucous and today I managed to eat most of a poached egg! I won't lie, it wasn't easy and hurt a fair bit, but the 'lump' feeling I've had when swallowing...
Hello my husband was diagnosed with hpv positivesitive tonsil cancer which spread to lymph node in neck two weeks ago. We have been given a surgery date of the 4th April however I am now so scared incase one of us gets covid and delays the surgery. We...
Hi I'm here feeling so scared I can't sleep can't eat and am having bad panic with this I had a sore throat cough cold wit throat clearing and post nasal drip for 3 months.Dr said seasonal eventually he gave me clarithromycin which helped a bit.b.howeve...
I am currently 22 years old. For the last several months I’ve had swelling in the right side of my face. Frankly, I never thought much of this and left it be. Originally, I thought this was a masseter muscle issue; so I simply went to a beauty spa to...
So , today I went back to ENT to get my final biopsy results . Last visit, one week ago , I was told my diagnosis was Cancer SCC to soft palate but they were checking to see if deeper tissue was affected . So they tell me to just turn up next Tuesday...
My mum has just finished six weeks of radiotherapy to her neck and is suffering with excessive mucus production. Sometimes it's so bad she can't sleep at all. Any suggestions?
Over the last 8-10 weeks I have noticed that I am a wee bit unsteady on my feet, or dizzy. I think it is a balance issue and I am wondering if it could be another after-effect of radiotherapy. In the same period I have noticed that my eyesight is deteriorating...
Hello everyone, My partner has recently completed 30 radiotherapy sessions and 2 chemos for tonsil cancer at the age of 44. He’s almost 6 weeks post treatment and 4 weeks being back at home having been in hospital for 4 weeks due to complications arising...
Dear all, during a recent smear test my partner has recently and unfortunately been informed she is HPV positive. We have been together 2:years. This has created quite an anxious conversation between us both. I wondered given I am male, would the hospital...
