Hi everyone! I wonder if those who have had throat RT can tell me when the mucus in the throat finally goes? I know everyone is different but I am 8 months post treatment and still suffering 24/7 with thin but annoying mucus which affects everything...
will i be able to have radio therapy again, i finished my 6 weeks of therapy 10 weeks ago, but now i seem to have the same pains in the other side of neck.
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hello everyone. Just an update on my recovery after treatment. I am coming up to 4 weeks post treatment now and just wanting some tips from everyone. I am starting to try little bites of new foods. Taking advice from you all when I have asked before....
Wow, What a journey this has been. When my cancer was detected i was asked if i wanted to be part of the Torpedo Trial which uses the proton beam. I agreed and was accepted. Treatment wise this involved 2 chemotherapies plus 33 proton infusions...
Hi all, I’m new to this so please be kind! My husband was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in May, primary tumor with secondary in lymph nodes on both sides of neck. Treatment consistent of RT daily for 7 weeks and 3 rounds of chemo although he was too...
So although he was expecting it....it was still a shock when his beard starting falling out rapidly yesterday Again mixed opinions...he has been told by consultant that it won't grow back...but his chemo nurse said it would (although it obvs has come...
That's just over 12 weeks since I finished my RT for Throat Cancer and I still do not feel back to anything like normal. I was advised that it would take some time but I never envisaged this period of recovery. My throat is still quite sore but I have...
Sorry I have not been back with an update but here now. We managed to get away albeit that it was hard work and not much of an holiday for me as husband was tired and didn't really want to do much and slept through most of the time but we did it somehow...
Hi Guys, I had my first of 30 radiation therapy sessions today. I had all the info and warnings of possible side effects, but I was surprised that I was so tired after the first session and also that i was in so much pain after only one session. I had...
