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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...
I have joined the group because my dad has larynx cancer he is 91 years old. Next week is his last week of radiotherapy he has had 4 weeks of treatment. he is struggling to talk and he is not very good at texting. Is there anything I can advise him please...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with throat cancer is there any grants available to help with travel expenses as I live in Coventry and all appointments are in Birmingham thanks in advance
About to be discharged from hospital after laryngectomy on Jan 7th. Any tips/ hints/ useful tidbits please? Have a fairly able (?!) husband at home
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. I’m Brian and new to this forum. my laranjectomy was in June so I’m on the rehabilitation trail. having lost a larynx and 20 kilos going through the process I’m delighted to say that half of my weight has returned (was overweight but now I’m where...
Hi there this is the first time I've joined an online forum . My husband was today at his ENT appointment diagnosed with a 1A grade (i think) lesion on his right vocal cord . We were taken in a little room and given the bad news . Im on shock . He had...
Hi everyone, I'm 55, male, and have been diagnosed with a sarcoma tumour cancer on one side of my larynx. The 'good' news is that it is a Grade 1 sarcoma and is therefore unlikely to be fast growing and/or spread (not in the short-term anyway), but...
Hello brave and gorgeous people. Im just looking for any advice to stop me losing my s*** in abject terror. I saw gp 9 wks ago with no voice, short of breath, hoarseness and general pain and a thick feeling like there’s a hand round the front of my...
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...
