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Hi.. if someone can please help say what a Nebulizer and suction machine do ? my husband has nasal and sinus cancer and struggles with mucus draining .. he having to blow his nose to get the mucus out which is think and sticky (sorry for to much info...
2 wks ago my husband was diagnosed with this and we are now waiting to meet the specialist for an op to take place but now his other nostril is bleeding .. something new.. we are scared the 6cm tumour is getting bigger .. we have had a ct scan and mri...
For the past few months I have an insatiable feeling of needing to sneeze but it never happened. Now I am sneezing all the time. I notice that out of my left nostril whenever I blow my nose the mucuous always has specks of dried blood, or my boogers are...
Hi My mucositis has cleared up well im now left with really thick secretions which is making me gag and vomit unable to keep my feed down as i have a RIG Any suggesstions please Wendy
I’m from USA have had tongue cancer twice and recently gingiva mandibular cancer and verrucous hyperplasia
Hi all, I have just found the courage to write, as starting to feel anxious about my surgery next Wednesday and feeling so alone, as I don't know anyone personally who has had head and neck cancer. There is so much support from family and friends, which...
Just waiting for tests to come through for a lump in my neck. Feeling positive but then at other times I'm crapping myself!
Hi all I’ve just completed my first of six weeks of radiotherapy for HPV+ tumour on right tonsil. I hated it at first (mask/claustrophobia), but I was really pleased how quickly I was getting used to it, then… I noticed after 3 or 4 days, my throat...
Just had appointment following first PET scan. Uptake showing at base of tongue and in left had side of neck (original treatment for right hand side) I know we think we know this is a possibility but has still come as a bit of a shock. Actually managed...
Hello, I've T1 N2a M0 Base of Tongue HPV Positive cancer. Had a partial glossectomy & selected left neck dissection mid December, both of which healed very well save ongoing lymphadema in my neck. Had a 2nd tongue op on Tuesday to try and clear the...
