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Mum having radiotherapy for mouth cancer. What side effects can we expect?

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Hello

My mum will be starting a short course of radiotherapy for mouth cancer next week. Although the hospital have been great and talked us through everything I was looking to get some 1st hand advice on what side affects happened and how long it took to feel better after treatments. Also how I can best help mum recover and anything I can get or do for her that may help through this time.

Thanks so much

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    Hi Ali it all depends on how many shes having  had 35 over 7 weeks. My blog link below might help 

    www.radioactiveeaz.wordpress.com

    thf first 2 weeks I could eat pretty much as before treatment started but the issues came overnight ut was a quick as that. Mouth ulcers snd thick mucus I needed a feeding tube up my nose into tummy end of week 3. That was my lifesaver recovery csn be s marathon not a sprint. Once treatment finishes it continued to work for a few weeks. How many is mum having snd us she HPV positive 

    hope this helid Hazel  as any questions 

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    Hi Ali it all depends on how many shes having  had 35 over 7 weeks. My blog link below might help 

    www.radioactiveeaz.wordpress.com

    thf first 2 weeks I could eat pretty much as before treatment started but the issues came overnight ut was a quick as that. Mouth ulcers snd thick mucus I needed a feeding tube up my nose into tummy end of week 3. That was my lifesaver recovery csn be s marathon not a sprint. Once treatment finishes it continued to work for a few weeks. How many is mum having snd us she HPV positive 

    hope this helid Hazel  as any questions 

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