I’m living on my nerves
eating very little due to throat hurting
8 teeth out tomorrow dreading
been asked to attend swallow session
The waiting the worst part we’ve all been through this stage. Have you seen your gp as often anti depressants can help.
It will settle once treatment starts. Good luck with teeth you’ll need soft foods for a few days and pain killers. If they give you codeine or co coronal you’ll need laxido or moviolas to stop constipation.
Hazel
Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo 3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life.
No questions too daft to ask.
8 teeth out tomorrow dreading
Good luck for tomorrow. How many are you losing?
been asked to attend swallow session
Never had that. Tell us how you get on.
Good evening Spencerbear, i have had a swallow test, its a very simple procedure where you swallow a dyed liquid and they take x-rays/video of how you swallow the liquid, you might be asked to swallow yogurt or a bits of banana. Good luck.
Chris
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