Hi everyone, update on my husband. He finished his combined chemo/radiotherapy last Friday. Had some horrible side effects on the way, but the nurses were wonderful and gave him medication to treat everything. Worse thing was swollen gums. He couldn't get his dentures in and could only eat soft food, his mouth and nose were so swollen. They gave him a 4 times a day mouthwash, mucilage mixed with soluble aspirin and it started working within 2 days. He also got chemo acne, and again, with a non soap facewash and some prescribed lotion, it cleared up within days. He missed one dose of chemo because his platelets were low. He has pain on swallowing at the moment, which is normal, and feels extremely fatigued, but I am proud of him coming through the treatment, because he has various other medical conditions, and daily trips to the hospital for 6 weeks is really tiring.
Has anyone else who has undergone this treatment had a constantly runny nose? This has been going on for a few weeks now. We have a CT scan on 10th April and consultant appointment for results on 24th April. I am surprised this is so quick, because all the paperwork said it would be 2 to 3 months before any follow up. He was scheduled for another 2 mop up chemos, so could that be why, to determine whether he needs them or not?
