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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

    So glad youre nearly ready to get underway as I know although the preparation is so important you just want to get started. Paul used manuka +25 medicinal honey from the health food shop . He had 3 teaspoons during the day and he swished it around his mouth and then swallowed it . He took for as long as he coukd but once the nausea set in even though he coukdnt taste it anymore the smell put him off. He also was advised to have the flu jab before starting which he had.

    Paul was fairly well for the first couple of weeks - infact the steroids they give with the chemo which he had on a monday kept him going for a couple of days. However once they stopped on the thursday he had a massive energy crash abd woukd sleep most of Saturday and Sunday.

    I woukd suggest start getting him used to having something via the RIG - just some water as its easier to use when uou really need it then. We looked upon it as its there so lets use it especially when it took so long to get even 100mls of water plus tablets down.

    Hope all goes well on Monday and if there’s anything you want to ask then go ahead.

    best wishes

    Emma xx

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    Hi Laura

    So glad youre nearly ready to get underway as I know although the preparation is so important you just want to get started. Paul used manuka +25 medicinal honey from the health food shop . He had 3 teaspoons during the day and he swished it around his mouth and then swallowed it . He took for as long as he coukd but once the nausea set in even though he coukdnt taste it anymore the smell put him off. He also was advised to have the flu jab before starting which he had.

    Paul was fairly well for the first couple of weeks - infact the steroids they give with the chemo which he had on a monday kept him going for a couple of days. However once they stopped on the thursday he had a massive energy crash abd woukd sleep most of Saturday and Sunday.

    I woukd suggest start getting him used to having something via the RIG - just some water as its easier to use when uou really need it then. We looked upon it as its there so lets use it especially when it took so long to get even 100mls of water plus tablets down.

    Hope all goes well on Monday and if there’s anything you want to ask then go ahead.

    best wishes

    Emma xx

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