Neck Cancer

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Hi everyone,

This is all new to me so please bare with.

I have just finished 6 weeks of radiotherpay with 2 sessions of Chemo treatment. So this is my first week of the recovery proces and just want to know if my sysmptoms are normal. Every time I swallow I feel like there is a rasp at the back of thoat and want to know if this a normal, and how long this normally lasts e.g couple of weeks or longer??  

  • Hi Clare, welcome to the group and well done on finishing your treatment. What you have described sounds completely normal after treatment. Your body has taken one hell of a bashing, which will take a while to heal, it's not possible to say how long these things last, we are all different and heal at different times. You will be having regular check-ups now which are very reassuring, be sure to tell them anything that may be worrying you. Any questions or worries just ask.

    Ray.

  • i like you have recently finished my chemo radiotherapy i had 30 sessions of radiotherapy and 6 sessions of chemo .I am 3 weeks into my recovery and have had nothing but problems with my throat from being sore, not being able to swallow ,dryness, choking ,spasms etc so i would say anything you are feeling in your throat at this early stage is normal .

  • Thank you both for your quick reply, I thought as much but always nice to have some reassurance.