Just wanted to give another update on my son and thank everyone for their help.
He is now 3 weeks post treatment and is slowly feeling better he has had some soup and porridge but still has a sore mouth so is still having the drinks He has a mild cough and he says it’s the mucous in his throat it’s worrying me a bit is this normal?
He has an appointment with the oncologist next week so I’ve said he should ask him hope he will.
Thanks.
He has a mild cough and he says it’s the mucous in his throat it’s worrying me a bit is this normal?
Afraid so. The thick stuff will be with him for a few weeks yet. Encourage him to sip liquids often and it’s ok to spit it out. If it gets so bad he can’t cope there is a drug called carbocysteine to help thin it.
Is he doing his swallow exercises to keep his muscles strong to prevent aspiration?
