Hi my wife recently had 20 sessions of radiotherapy to her left lung and upper middle chest lymph nodes. The treatment finished 4 weeks ago today and she is still finding the ide effects very slow to recede. One problem is the pain from her windpipe and throat (like a red hot poker) when eating even soft food like mash,mashed veg,soup and porridge. She is 78 years old and was told the symptoms would recede after 2 weeks.
Also as she is only eating a limited amount of food the dietician said to supplement the food with up to 4 fortisips a day, this is all well and good but she is a type 2 diabetic and her blood sugars spike alarmingly whenever she has one of these drinks. Her GP has increased the metformin to 3 a day to try and stabilise the levels but it is still , any advice would be greatly appreciated
Hi BrianP26 and I see it’s your first post so a warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but I am sorry to hear about your wife’s diagnosis.
I have no experience in this so let’s see if any members pick up on your post.
This journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but talking with and getting support from people who have walked or are walking the ‘exact same' treatment journey, be it as a patient or caregiver can help a lot so can I recommend you look to join and post in our dedicated…….
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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.
As for the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your wife and indeed yourself you may benefit from joining and posting in our general cancer……
……. support groups where you will connect with a wide range of members navigating the exact same support challenges.
