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Hello, I am new to this forum... In June this year my husband was diagnised with an HPV related cancer of his tongue, stage 1. After consulting with a few doctors, he decided to go with Proton radiation and chemo. The surgery was also considered however due to the ...Read More
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Hi,This is my first post here. 3 weeks ago my Dad was diagnosed with cancer. We have been told it is metastatic but we do not know the primary cancer as Dad’s kidneys were failing and he is too unwel for an endoscopy or colonoscopy. About a week after diagnosed Dad...Read More
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Over the past three years I’ve been living with cancer, a story that is roughly broken into four periods.i – after being mis-diagnosed in 2016 we identified a T4N2c P16+ cancer at base of my tongue that was treated by radiation and chemotherapy in 2017. I was also...Read More
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Does anyone currently have an obturator to cover the opening to the sinus cavity. My husband had surgery in March 2019 to remove cancer from his upper gum along with several teeth and part of the roof of the mouth. He is getting very frustrated with trying to eat.
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I had a Lumpectomy two weeks age & a sentinel node biopsy, can anyone tell me how long the soreness takes to settle down
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My husband finished radiation June 11. He has gotten his sense of taste back but still has no appetite. He drinks 4 ensure each day and a glass of milk with each. He has gained back 5-7 pounds if the 20 he lost post surgery and during radiation and chemo. He also ...Read More
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Hiya everyone
I half listened to a bloke the other day who is doing research into cancer and what causes it. He was talking a bit about the immune system and how it is involved with cancer.
Here is where it puzzles me. I have not had a virus, cold or flu for...Read More
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Hi all
As I enter my second course of radiation and chemo treatment (original treatment 2017) for throat cancer memories of my previous side effects are being stirred - I'm well into week 2 of 7 and dry mouth is creeping in together with taste changes.
This h...Read More
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Hi All, I went through a surgery 10 days ago and got my sigmoid colon removed (high anterior resection). I thought I was recovering well. I had some blood in the stool for the first couple of days and none after that. Since yesterday I am spotting some traces of fr...Read More
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It has been 8 weeks since my sigmoid has been removed. The surgeons were very happy with the surgery so was I. They said my lymph nodes were all clear (16 of them) so I may not need chemo but they will give me chemo if I really want it.They explained the benefits a...Read More
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