Hello My dad was diagnosed a few weeks ago with throat cancer. He was told stage 2 and he would have 4 weeks radiotherapy. Just before treatment they have checked the MRI again and said it is much worse than they thought and is in the parragliotic...
Since my larynjectomy in June and a further operation to fix a leak my eating ability has worsened to the point where I’m having a procedure next Wednesday to widen my pharynx using a balloon. Has anyone else in here received the same treatment and how...
hi just wondering if anyone who is post treatment suddenly out the blue started suffering with sore throat mainly 1 tonsil and then lost their voices? i was 10 month post treatment recovering nicely then i had a sore tonsil followed by tonsil stone when...
I’m writing on here on behalf of my Dad, he beat throat cancer over 20 years ago after full laryngectomy surgery. Sadly last year he was diagnosed with bowel cancer which has metastasized to his liver. For the last year he’s been receiving IV chemo but...
Hi – All with Laryngectomy People I had mine back in 2020 and have found several groups very useful for support so reading some of the queries and requests for support please take a look at the following groups National Laryngectomy Club https://www...
Hi everyone, unfortunately after radiotherapy did not treat the Cancer I have as expected I now need the full and Total Laryngectomy for which I have the operation in March this year. This is totally out of the blue , no warning of any kind. Though at...
Had my total larengectomy January 17 th followed by another op to do flap as first op failed and infection was in for nearly 9 weeks Since second op had pain throat mouth tongue i had mri results few small nodes but clear so had pet/ct scan...
So our story starts February 22 when my husband was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. Went for laser surgery that year and appeared successful. However March 23 had to go for radiotherapy 30 sessions. Again all appeared ok then November 23 developed sore...
Hi so I’m now a TL. Op The as 5/12/23. I was desperate to be home for Christmas which I managed however pushed to hard and ended up back in hospital for 9 days over NY. I have two teenage boys I am 41 and a single parent. I do too much. But I can...
Good evening guys. Ive recently just turned 30 and My dad has been diagnosed with Laryngeal Cancer. And to say I'm heart broken is an understatement! He has been given the options of Surgery or RT & Chemo. Surgery will completely remove his voice...
