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Hi everyone I have my first scan tomorrow with my mask on and I am terrified please has anyone got any advice on how I can get through it my peg fitting is Tuesday and I have a MRIi scan Wednesday also with my mask on and really need advice. I am worried...
So glad and pleased that a forum such as this exists and the opportunity to be a part of it. I've recently come out of what was for me major surgery for oropharyngeal and neck cancer and was left with one huge problem: swallowing sufficiently strongly...
Hi everyone. Morning. How are you all feeling? I'm a little overwhelmed this morning!! Had a meeting on Monday with my mcmillan nurse, dietitian and speech and language therapist, they are all so lovely. They explained things and really put me...
Hi all, thought I’d post an update, it’s the middle of the night & I can’t sleep. I am coming up on 1 year since RT finished. As with everyone on here, the road hasn’t been easy: the biggest frustration is the fact that every day can be different; one...
Good evening fellow community friends, I completed my radiotherapy and chemo a few weeks ago now, and although still predominantly using my PEG for both good and water, I have started to try eating through my mouth now. I suffered terribly with intense...
A cancer patient ,who has finished his radiotherapy and chemotherapy in October of last year.. Patient Does not obey the health rules.. That's why cancer patient stopped to visit Follow up with doctor. Unfortunately, patient cannot speak from last two...
Hi all. Just completed radiotherapy, after two different surgeries last year. I am fortunate that my wife wife and daughter have been so supportive, my concern is things like hospital and doctors appointments and the parking fiasco that can occur along...
Hello, I’ve had breast cancer twice, had radiotherapy both times. Im having radiotherapy now after a madibulectomy for oral cancer. I’ve been suffering with nausea almost from the start of radiotherapy and also have a terribly sore moth because of ulcers...
Hi everyone My partner was diagnosed in January with stage 2 squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal region. He is scheduled for a surgical removal and selective neck dissection on the 1st of March. Today our 5 year old daughter has tested positive for...
I got the phone call from my GP on Friday just gone. I've been diagnosed with cancer of tonsils, tongue and some lymph nodes. As a Personal Trainer exercise is very important to me, 3 runs per week, 4 gym sessions, 2 boxing sessions and a long cycle...
