My husband has finished week 5 of radiotherapy for throat cancer with week 1&5 also being chemotherapy. He carnt stop borking bringing up mucus.does anyone have any suggestions on what will help please .
Hi Wirral and I see it’s your first post on the Community.
Lets see if anyone with first hand experience will pick up on your post…..
The community has dedicated cancer type support groups so you may want to join and put up a post in our dedicated Head and neck cancer support group as this group is a safe place to talk to others who may have a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support from family members who are navigating the same support journey.
Hi again Wirral the community has over 100 different support groups…. but you will get the hang of it.
Click on the link below….
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When you are ready……. you can introduce yourself by putting up your very own post by clicking [+ Create new post] or [+] in the top right of the group page.
You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
As for the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your husband and indeed yourself you may benefit from joining and posting in our……
……. support groups where you will connect with a wide range of members navigating the exact same support challenges.
The Macmillan Support Line is open between 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00…… this service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support, benefits/financial guidance or just a listening ear.
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Hi. I'm in the US so my terminology may be a bit different, but the situation is the same. I had squamous cell carcinoma on my tonsil which had spread to 9 areas of my tongue, mouth and throat. I al
so had 30 radiation therapy treatments and 3 chemo treatments. Unfortunately bringing up the mucous is a side effect that will eventually go away. It might be disgusting but spit.it.out. Also, I had the guidance of a Registered Dietitian during and after treatment and she suggested drinking Ginger ale - it helped. I hope this suggestion will help and peace to your family ️
