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Radiotherapy for Throat Cancer

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Hello all,

I have posted my little story on introduce yourself and basically I have been diagnosed with Stage 1 Throat cancer.

The prognosis is hopeful and I remain cheerful and positive. Its taken a while for the actual treatment to start so glad to get on with it at last.

I started my first day of radiotherpy today and have 29 more treatments to go over 6 week period.
I have made a little computer programme that logs my side effects and summarises episodes of each heading and I plan on keeping a daily log of how things went/ how I feel ( good and bad ) and map out my journey. I find it therapuetic.

I will share periodically in the hope that even if it helps one person as well as myself  it will be worthwhile.

So day 1 was fine and I dont really feel any difference or notice anything.
One small point is that the mask made was slightly harder than when it was first made as it has set little harder over the weeks and was a little more moveable on the day made.
Took about 10 mins for actual radiotherpay treatment itself.
Drove home fine.

Meet with advanced practioner nurse every Thurs to discuss progress.
Aware might be a little different along the way but all good after day 1.

 

kind regards

Ian

 

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    Hi Laura deep breathe you can5 afford to be ill mick will need you stay postive .he will take i5 like a man hazel

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    May I take this oppertunity to all in this little club a very happy, healthly and blessed 2019.

    Wherever you are on the journey I wish you all the very best.

    kind regards

    ian

     

    Hazel,

    I celebrated new year with nice iced water, curly wurlys and more vital retail therapy !

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    Hi Ian

     

    ditto re the water and a few malteasers for me in bed before midnight. 

    A tip for yiu I bought ages ago online xymelts from the lozenge company plain nit mint as someone said they were strong. Weeks ago I tried one in mouth a night dorndry mouth and couldn’t stand it was early in post radiotherapy,well this week my mouth been drier than the Sahara and upmin bed constant sipping water. So last night thought be a devil and cut one in half omg gave me 4 hours and when I woken mouth was moistbsonputbither half  in amd  got until 0730 . To get them to work you have a little saliva u follow instruction so n stick to gum along cheek. Thought may be if use to you. 

    Also did some retail therapy butbmine was ordering 3 new toothbrushes I love my curaprox toothbrush sas I know.

     

    well good luck with continued recovery and I echo your sentiments for 2019.

    scan day Thursday am remarkably calm , my view is u can’t worry overbsimething I have no control over will go with the flow 

     

    hazel

     

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    thanks Hazel and may give a go, but touch wood, my mouth is not so constantly dry now and little more salivia than have had in ages and taste buds hit and miss tho, but stil experimenting.

    I love the curaprox brushes as well and one of the best tips you gave me and made such a difference when brushing teeth.

    kind regards
    ian

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  • Offline in reply to RadioactiveRaz

    thanks Hazel and may give a go, but touch wood, my mouth is not so constantly dry now and little more salivia than have had in ages and taste buds hit and miss tho, but stil experimenting.

    I love the curaprox brushes as well and one of the best tips you gave me and made such a difference when brushing teeth.

    kind regards
    ian

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