I was diagnosed with throat cancer May of 2025 and I am still dealing with post treatment symptoms. Anyone dealing with the same thing

Hi Hugh. 
What was the treatment And when did you finish

i’m a good few years down the line but still contend with a dry mouth that breaks my sleep at night. There are a few other niggles but nothing I can’t ignore. 
It did take me a year to be happy with how I was. I had six weeks of RT. 

Hi beesuit 

I had a cancerous mass on my tonsil left side.. I had 30 radiation treatments 7 chemotherapy treatments. 

Still have saliva problems appetite problems sleep problems fatigue problems. 

My last radiation treatment was the 10th of November 2025. 

Tons of anxiety and depression

Hi Hugh

For my saliva I chew sugar free gum which really helps.

Fatigue just takes ages to go but it will eventually. 

HughH said:

Tons of anxiety and depression

Yes, it sucks. We all get a form of PTSD. Do you have somebody outwith the family you can talk to ? Is there a Maggie's you can visit? They are brilliant. I can point you to The Mouth cancer Foundation which has a weekly Zoom meeting. Some people find that really helpful. 

There is good piece by a psychologist who used to look after cancer patients 

It's about feelings after treatment. It's HERE

It's well worth a read. 

My HH (handsome husband) had very similar cancer to you, same side too. After 33 radios and 11 chemos, he finished  Jan 13th this year...he still suffers with lack of saliva, what he calls 'clagging' when food in his mouth goes so dry he has to drink LOADS of water to swallow.  But things are much better than they were he is about 2 months ahead of you, and what I can say is that HH now has far fewer symptoms and issues than he did 2 months ago...so stay hopeful.  The improvements are very small & gradual so its easy to miss them completely!  But now, when he looks back and he can really see how much better he is doing/feels.  Good luck, just keep swimming....

Hi I hope you're doing well. 

• I had 6 weeks of radiation as well Plus 5 days of chemo with the little pump in a sling that you wore around your neck.