Humidifiers, breathing and all that fun

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Hi 

I was diagnosed with nasal cancer and had an op in February 2022 to remove tumour and large part of nasal cavity and then 6 weeks radiotherapy ending mid May 2022. 

All was successful and now just coping with the after effects. 

One area that has changed is the need to sleep with a humidifer by my head otherwise i wake up continuously with a dry throat. 

The humidifier at home works great BUT i want to go on holiday and i am trying to find a portable humidifier to take on holiday or to hotels when i am working away from home.   Does anyone have any recommendations? I bought one off Amazon and it did not work at all which is making me reluctant to buy another one without a recommendation.

I am also swimming 3-5 times a week which is really helping clear all the debris that had built up in my nose from the op and radiotherapy and using the steam room regularly i can highly recommend this to help.

Anyway i am adjusting to the new norm which seems to involve lots of teeth brushing and nasal douching but i am on a list to have the block tear duct from the radiotherapy dealt with as they wont do the op until 9 months after radiotherapy so also having to deal with a continuously weepy eye. 

All good fun and certainly taking one day at a time Sunglasses

  • Hi. I’ve popped on as your post has gone unanswered. I can’t help with a humidifier as I didn’t need one but my reply will bump the thread up. Maybe somebody out there can help? 
    is the one you use at home to large to take with you? 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to Beesuit

    Hi Dani

    Thanks for posting a response yes my one at home would not fit in a suitcase and i tried a portal humidifier Amazon recommended and that came up in the top 10 recommended and it did not work at all.

    Thanks i shall just probably have to buy a few different ones and test them out before holiday. 

  • Hi I do have a portable one at hime which worked well for me. I’m away at the moment back home next weekend, if you want me to let you know make I will do. It’s nit as strong as tge bigger ones but worked at night for me in Spain in the mjnths after treatment.

    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. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a webinar i did with Oracle explaining the process of diagnosis. 

  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to RadioactiveRaz

    Yes please if you could provide the make and model that would be great 

  • Oj will make a diary note for Friday. 
    Hazel x

    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. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a webinar i did with Oracle explaining the process of diagnosis. 

  • Hi. We got delayed so sorry about late response 

    I got this one from Amazon . It was fine for what I needed never going to be as strong as the plug in electric one but was fine for travelling  hope this helps   Hazel x

    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. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a webinar i did with Oracle explaining the process of diagnosis. 

  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to RadioactiveRaz

    Thank you so much we want to travel around Mexico in May next year for a month and this will really help. 

  • Hi brilliant my motto is one life live it and we are doing. It’s charged via usb so ideal fir travelling. We drive to southern Spain furstv2 years ir di was invaluable. Don’t need it now. Do you use xyimelts at night time I also find them invaluable especially when urs warm at night. 
    Hazel. Pa Amazon ir dental direct for them x

    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. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a webinar i did with Oracle explaining the process of diagnosis. 

  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to RadioactiveRaz

    Oh wow no … nobody has recommended these to me. I will definitely pick some up and see how I go. I have been falling asleep with a Strepsil in my mouth when the dryness gets really bad with my consultant said I absolutely should not do but he did not recommend these. I shall order some now. 

    thank you so much for taking the time to respond. 

  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to RadioactiveRaz

    Also agree I have 65% chance of making 5 years so we intend packing as much into the next 5 years as possible Mexico, South America, USA, back to South east Asia for the bits we did not do the first time around. 

    and if I make it more than 5 years we will start on the bucket list 2 Rofl

    it does make you realise you cannot take anything for granted so no waiting for retirement we are doing things now while we work.