Hi all. I am new to this forum. I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer earlier this year. I have had 6 weeks of chemo and radio therapy that finished 3 weeks ago. I have a feeding tube in. Currently really struggling mentally as little improvement since ending treatment and the feeding tube is really disruptive. I find myself awake for atleast a couple of hours each night and my anxiety, which I don't normally suffer with, goes into overdrive. I really need to see some signs of improvement to keep my spirits up.
Hi James. Take a deep breath. Don’t expect too much. You are just at the peak of the radiation working. Recovery is a long process and not linear. I think most of us here feel a bit better by 6 weeks and turn a corner by 12. I wasn’t happy with my recovery till six months and that seems to be par for the course.
I used to take the dog out for a walk to have some time to myself but before I could manage that I pottered round the garden. Fresh air and doing something you like really helps. What also helps is knowing things get better and there are the folk on here to talk to.
if you are wide awake in the middle of the night join in here
Stay with us and we will help you through
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
