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Hi everyone , on Monday I had my Mask fitting along with a CT scan was an unusual experience all clever stuff , although I felt bit anxious it wasn't to bad but certainly helps if you can totally relax when process of moulding is being done as its clipped...
Hi everyone this is my story so far, 2 months ago I started snoring and a feeling of something dangling in the back of my throat, sometimes I’d sort of choke on my saliva like going down wrong hole, so mainly cos of the snoring which seems to have come...
Well what a couple of months it’s been . I was diagnosed last week with throat cancer with hpv . I’m guessing it all started two years ago (just before the first lockdown) when I went to my GP with an enlarged lymph node to the right side of my neck ...
Hello Had radiotherapy and x2 cistplatin over a period of 6 weeks finished 17th December and started adjuvent chemo cistplatin and 5fu 5 days ago oncologist suggest 3 cycles My mouth is really painful ulcerated lips sore my throat feels worse than...
Hello,bucephalus here for my latest update. Still no pain or loss of taste.Review at Xmas found no cancer,but an ulcer on the voice box due to the RT treatment,but 4 weeks later ulcer had cleared.In early January had a CT scan which found a nodule on...
Hello, not really sure how or where to start as never used anything like this before but am now at a point where i dont know what else to do. I am 41, eldest one of 4 siblings and part of a close family. Dad (64 now) diagnosed in april 21 with mouth and...
If anyone can help with there experience on inner cheek cancer and lymph nodes removed from neck also cheek skin graft and a temporary tracheostomy I would be really grateful.
Dear all, I am post-surgery by 16 months after having 40% of my tongue removed and replaced by a free flap from my forearm, with microvascular surgery. Up until two weeks ago, the flap has remained very pink, almost a similar colour to the remainder of...
Hi everyone just wondering what others experiences are: 4 weeks ago I had left maxillectomy with reconstruction with forearm flap,neck dissection and tracheostomy. Im 52 yrs old prev fit and well but struggling with pain. Im on regular paracetamol...
Hi, I've got my ENT appointment on Friday, I decided to go private to speed up the process. Hopefully the Consultant will send the papers off to where ever so I can get the ball rolling. Anyway, back to my question. It's the radiation that really bothers...
