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Good Evening, I had a rare kind of salivary gland cancer three years ago which required two surgeries. I didn't heal well and my surgeon says the scarring is the worst he's ever seen. I have nerve damage too which means I can't chew food and am in pain...
I was in alot of pain yesterday so a called 111 it was 2.10am before someone got back to me and they were want me to go in a had no way of getting there at that time so I just assumed if a cou6get some pain relief and a got told a would get deyhdracodine...
A got a biopsy last Wednesday the 15 and my mouth is still sore I got dihydrocodeine with didn't help the pain a phoned 111 and got put on naproxen and my throat and tongue is still sore is it worth phoning 111 again and asking for something strange ...
Hi everyone. 7 weeks ago, I had a mandibulectomy with a fibula free flap reconstruction to del with a stage 4 SCC along with a neck dissection. The surgery went well and my recovery has been good. Still frustrated that my speech isn’t 100% back to...
Hi , My husband just found out his PET scan results yesterday following chemoradiation for base of tongue Hpv 16 +ve scc cancer with cervical lymph nodes involved too. While we are delighted that his tongue showed no cancer he has a lymph node which has...
My partner is now beginning week 3 after radiotherapy treatment for cancer in tonsil and lymph gland. He has struggled, but managed without feeding tubes. He is not getting enough hydration or nutrition from 4 fortisips a day and about half a litre of...
I got another biopsy on wednesday the 15 of October at 8 in morning and I was on morpine for the 2 days in hospital all was well when a was discharged on Thursday t time the gave me dihydrocodeine and paracetamol but the pain was to much so I phoned 111...
Hi, my partner was recently treated for hpv left tonsil cancer which had spread to his left lymph node, 6cm. He completed chemo/radio treatment for 6 weeks and they gave him a full PET scan at 12 weeks. He then received a letter to say they were happy...
Hi everyone. I have just completed my first week of daily radiotherapy. My main issue has been the burning sensation in my upper pallet and at the back of my throat. I'm also waking up drooling with a mouth full of thickish saliva/ mucus. I'm feeling...
Hi everyone, My sister is currently going through treatment for squamous cell carcinoma which was staged at pT4a N2b. She is in her early 40s with young children and it’s been a hard road upto now. She underwent the operation and reconstruction and...
