Cheers Ian and thanks for replying.  
 

I am only as good as my last review now. I got over confident, then had the blip.  So lesson learnt! Haha.

stay well, stay safe, stay sane...

Hiya Hazel, mentor, all round good egg. Xx

the hotel what! ! !  The cheek of it and I am so glad that you got that sorted out.  I guess that quarantine won't really affect you and If I wasn't working, I think that I would go abroad.

6 o'clock at night, well that's better, we will get more time for a catch up.
 

I think that I have developed blockage in saliva channels on one side ( fingers crossed it's nothing nasty). So when I have my first meal of the day my neck and cheek blow up on one side.  At this stage I am not complaining, I can cope with blocked saliva over no saliva.. haha

I am busy compiling my questions for the end of August consultant review....and the consultant said it would be business as usual this time, I did tell him that he'd be lucky... anyway I'm expecting the camera down the throat this time.

I hope that you get to see someone soon. My hospital is still running the old appointment scheme, thank goodness. 
 

sees you soon(ish) xx
 

Hi Karen

I hope that this helps! I didn't say anything before but about midway through the second week of post recovery, I did actually start to feel a tad better and things were definitely changing in my mouth.  This was only a few days after I probably hit rock bottom, I had to be driven to get some meds and I couldn't even walk into the pharmacy unaided. That was a really bad day, yet on,y a few days later I realised that I did actually feel a bit better.

I hope that you are very near that first day of realising that you are really on the road to recovery.

I seem to recall that I mixed my morphine with water, but please check first, I might have made that up, also the hospital gave me some sort of liquid ( sort of gaviscon texture), which had a mild painkiller in it. So I used to slosh this around my mouth first and then do the meds, followed by mouth cleaning.

are you on pain patches a well?  Sorry I can't remember 

lori 

take care xx

Hi Lori it could  be a blocked saliva gland with a stone like a calcium blockage. Don't leave it too late get in touch with e n t girl I know in Wales last week had one have her anti biotics and it's cleared up. Worth a call

thsnk y for kind words yes look forward to meet up

H x  

Cheers Hazel xxxx. ENT review is on 28th August, it can wait until then..  I forgot to say hi back to Rod...

take care both, no going to raves and ignoring social distancing.. lol. The North seems to be getting the increases in cases at the moment. 
 

stay safe my friends.

love Lori 

ps, I've just noticed your going to hit 1,000 post soon

Hi Lori yep I am. It's the multi generational house a in West Yorkshire. Our village is an old mining community very few of us me n Rod included have our parents around the men all  worked in mines my dad died 62 johns dad 57  our generation is living longer than any of our parents did . Long may it continue lol. Our area had 5 deaths and 30 or so cases. Nothing recently but the young ones aren't behaving no masks no social distancing so watch thus space. Feel safer in Spain when we were there. But the worlds grinding to a holt xx H xx

the results come back all clear , it’s so strange his pain from his ear up into his head has been really bad this week , he has lost more weight too , it’s 2lb off 5 stone now , he is eating but it hurts still , he finished treatment 10th April, xxx

Hi all,

Just when you thought all the wind was out my sails, I thought I would pop in to say hi to all that posted on the thread I started and also I decided to give aa short update to my blog to try and share and re iterate a positive story and outline that no matter where you are on your journey, life will be good again.

I have listed the update below for anyone interested and in particular to share with anyone new on the thread.

radiotherapythroat.home.blog

Onwards and Upwards and to infinity and beyond.......

Ian

Hi Ian 

Onwards and upwards clear and concise as usual gjad you are keeping well 

h xx