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Hello Just an update from yesterdays post. My scan date has come through for tomorrow at 3pm FINGERS CROSSED XXX
Hi, My Dad was recently diagnosed with throat cancer - this came as quite a shock to myself and my family. Since the diagnosis I've been struggling to cope and process what's happened. There's a lot of worry about what will happen, especially as he...
I have an aroma diffuser is that the same as a humidifier if so can you use essential oils with it or just water.
Hello Im new to your site. Can anybody help me from the beginning of being diagnosed - Squamous cancer on the side of my tongue!!! Im terrified of what’s to come and already getting fed up with people Saying NOT TO WORRY XXX
Hello, my hubby was diagnosed a few weeks ago with SCC of the tongue, he has had one surgery but unfortunately we’ve found out it wasn’t successful in getting it all. We are now waiting for a date for more tongue surgery with reconstruction and lymph...
first off sorry for another post.. ive not eaten more than a peice of toast or a crumpet a day for weeks. ive been prescribed 30ml 4x a day which tbh im not managing due to ut being rank. anyway tinight i had my first thing to ear and sinething...
Hi I have to have a PICC line done on 2/12/2021. Can anyone please explain to me if I will get a nurse to help me .
Hello there, I'm new to this group. My partner has just been diagnosed with basaloid squamous cell carcinoma, found in his lymph gland. As far as i can see this is a more aggressive form of SCC. Next steps are for them to do a PET CT for them...
Hi As many of you know I’m past 3 years for tonsil cancer with several affected lymph nodes and happily living our lives. At my last scheduled appointment 8 September in i waltzed on my own hubby in car. We were going away a week later and I hadn’t...
Hi there I’m Arlene and was diagnosed on the 13th Sep. My radiotherapy was meant to start 5 weeks ago. I have just finished my second week today. I am worried that if got worse in the 5 weeks it was delayed.
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