“Im in denial,” I said, “No, you’re not,” he said. “You don’t like it and that’s understandable.” I was in the Outpatients Clinic at Auckland on Tuesday and to my Continue reading

My last post was a bit wrong and too presumptive. I’ve now got the last two test results on my patient portal. I’ve spoken to the surgeon and the prosthodontist. Continue reading

I’m a recurrent HNC patient and most not all of my tumours have been small primary tumours. To cope with the neverending anxiety I like to write things down. I Continue reading

I haven’t been able to bite or chew since 2014 as a result of my third head and neck cancer surgery. That surgery gave me trismus, limited mouth opening, and Continue reading

I didn’t know what depression was until I had my first cancer in 1996. Yes, I was a nervous person and yes I’d had the usual ups and downs of Continue reading

When my voice got croaky about three weeks ago, I thought I’d just been talking too much. I had a sore mouth and was struggling to speak through uncomfortable dental Continue reading

Since the end of 2021 I have experienced a nasogastric tube for 10 days to 2 weeks at home I’ve proved that caffeine isn’t addictive because I had 10 days Continue reading

I’m like the cat with nine lives. I’m sitting here in Ward 74 after a small but significant head and neck cancer surgery. It was done under local which was Continue reading

This is not totally bad news and I’d hate anyone to think that they will be like me. I belong to a subset of HNC patients who get repeated primaries. Continue reading