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Hi everyone. I have had throat problems all my life. I'm nearly 53. Had first tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy at 8. Voice and throat problems before and after and since. Second tonsillectomy at 28. Ent referrals sprays speech therapy etc etc. Nov 9 found...
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...
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Hi everyone I have been diagnosed with invasive squamas cell carcinoma of the larynx . I am unable to speak at all which is driving me crazy to say the least I am scheduled for surgery to remove said cancer and try to preserve the airway etc but may not...
I was diagnosed with this have had two surgeries Thought all wa good now have to go for radiotherapy and chemo Although was told at first was very small contained early cancer And I shocked and worried about the treatment and effects
Hi to all I have been told I need a total larangectomy for larynx cancer on other side possibly also same side but not as bad as last time ,having had radiotherapy and laser for previous cancer .this is my only option . i have been reading and am...
Hi All I was diagnosed with stage 4 Laryngeal cancer March this year, after 30 radiotherapy sessions the pet scan revealed the cancer had gone but unfortunately noved to my Lymph nodes and thyroid gland. They operated 3 weeks ago and removed my Lymph...
In 2017 I had a total laryngectomy. Shortly after the surgery I had chemotherapy along with 33 radiation treatments. I was cancer free for 5 years. Then I was coughing up blood with bad right lung sounds. After a CT they found a small cancerous nodual...
Hello. My Dad had a laryngectomy in 2019 and his secretions have never really settled down since. He struggles to wear his baseplate and HME as it gets blocked so quickly. He coughs a lot due to the overproduction of secretions which is really exhausting...
Hi there, I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for here other than to maybe not feel so alone and that the struggles and feelings are normal. My story in short, is that my Dad went into hospital in April for a tracheostomy due to months of complications...
