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I would be very grateful if anyone has any food ideas for me? My situation is that I have an open wound from a gum incision on the left side of my mouth and I have to keep food well away from it. And nothing hot. So I have to use the right side of my...
I was told palliative care was the best option with between 3 and 6 months survival.We moved into another area and the oncologist is recommending 4 weeks intense radiotherapy with severe pain which may give me a 10/30%chance of a few extra months.Has...
I’d just like to wish everybody here a very merry Christmas. To everybody waiting the interminable wait for diagnosis and treatment I’d like to say that while your lives have been turned upside down there is a place here to just be amongst others who...
Hi Everyone, Just a quick message to say merry Christmas to everyone going through or about to go through treatment and those who are post treatment. Also a big thank you to the team on this forum who have got me through the past 12 months since my...
Hi everyone, it is a while since I was on here but I would love some advice, about 6 weeks ago I had a heavy cold which lingered for a few weeks followed by thrush for 2 weeks but now my swallowing is getting worse and my dry mouth is worse than ever...
Hi all It's been an eventful 4th week. Ade had his 2nd and final carboplatin chemo on Tuesday. We also celebrated the half way mark of radiotherapy on the same day. We have now completed 20/35 sessions of radiotherapy. At the beginning of week 3 he...
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with love, hope, and strength. I'm grateful to be part of this amazing community and look forward to what's ahead. Enjoying my time with my family and, grateful i am good. Sending you all...
Preventative Radiotherapy rreatment following surgery. I would like to know if anyone on here has refused radiotherapy after surgery and how they are now
Hi I am new here. My husband is 5 weeks in to a 6 week treatment of chemoradiotherapy. He was due to have 2 doses of Cisplatin. One on week one which went ok and second dose was due on week 4 but didnt happen due to raised inflammatory markers and a low...
Hi all Diagnosed with right tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma T3 N0 M0. Had hemiglossectomy on 23 Nov 2025. Level I-IV neck dissection and reconstruction with a left radial forearm free flap. Been home a week. Seeing consultant tomorrow who will doubtless...
