Hi
it’s that time of year when I have an annual reminder in my diary to get my blood test done to check for my thyroid levels I actually did this at the end of December atmy GP surgery and I’m just popping on here a reminder to everyone who has had radiotherapy for head neck cancer We are susceptible in years to come for hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. The levels that need checking in your blood are TSH and T4. I’m now on my sixth year of being tested and this year the nurse only tested my TSH so I had to go back up again and remind them I need both levels checking
I’ve got my results back and the fine I’m still within the allowed parameters although the numbers are slightly increasing year on year.
Another general reminder to everyone is swallow exercises we were given them to do during treatment and now I’m fast approaching year seven and I still do them daily. I don’t notice I’m doing them now. It just becomes part of my routine routine. my swallow still remains strong and I do put that down to doing my swallow and jaw exercises so if you just coming up to the end of treatment or you’ve finished treatment just keep on doing them. Even if you’ve forgotten to do them for a while it’s never too late to pick them up again
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/media/oilc3xup/swallowing-exercises-head-and-neck-cancer_may22.pdf
Hope this reminder helps
Hazel
Birthday time is a good time to schedule thyroid and cholesterol tests.
Hypothyroidism causes atheroma.
We have impacted carotid arteries so keeping cholesterol low and atheroma at bay can only be good
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
