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