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Hi I’m new just scrolling through and thought I would post for some advice or opinions i first visited doctors in October for persistent sore throat and feeling of a lump on right side he referred me to ENT who asked a few questions and felt the area...
Well I finally got my diagnosis yesterday after a meeting with my ENT Consultant , my Oncologist and Cancer Nurse. So I’m T0 N2 M0 . No cancer could be found apart from the secondary in Lymph nodes either side of my neck so it’s no further Surgery and...
Hi guys I'm a 32 year old female. After having a lumpy sensation and lots of mucous in my throat for a while, I was referred to ENT. The scoped my nose/throat and nothing was found. I mentioned my tonsils, both have been up for a while and one is...
Hi all my hubby is just in week 6 of 6 weeks of radiotherapy of chemo (30 radiotherapy and 6 chemo) he was doing pretty well u til week 5 when the throat became too sore for him to eat and he had to rely on his peg tube he’d had fitted. He was still...
My name is bill I'm 58 and got diagnosed with a parotid tumour , so awee upset its melligment which is good news, have to have a OP
Hi I’m 5 weeks post op maxillectomy reconstruction of radial flap to palate and Neck dissection. How long does it take for the numbness and stiffness to settle?? I’m doing exercises and massage. I’ve also gone quite deaf in the ear on the side of the...
Has anyone else had any problems with vomiting? I've been given such strong pain relief which I just can't stomach. I can cope with just paracetamol and decided yesterday to just take that... but I'm still queasy, dizzy and vomiting. I just wondered if...
Hello , have now completed 2 weeks of radio/chemo , after first week had constipation bad but thankfully after going back in for weekend visit to hospital they checked me over an gave me laxatives /Movical this eventually helped so that was a relief as...
I had base of tongue cancer and finished chemotherapy and radiotherapy in May 2005. Then, nobody told me about the terrible repercussions on my teeth in later years and so far I have lost 3 bottom teeth at the front which just snapped off after being...
Hi everyone I’m 9 weeks post surgery for ACC and my hearing went in one ear 4 weeks ago and this last week my swallowing seems to be getting worse. I thought I should be ok by now?? Tried popping my ear and had popped a couple of times (hurts when it...
