Radiotherapy for Throat Cancer

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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Offline RadioactiveRaz over 7 years ago

Hi Laura
do as hospital says like I said I started in summer so flu jabs weren’t being offered can see the sense before treatment n chemotherapy starts. .
i took it bybteaspoon firstbrhing in a morn8ng mynappointements tended to be early an i took view getbit iver with n chill for rest of day . Then lunchtime and later in night before bed as treatment progressed I probably had a bit more as looked upon it as calories which were must needed. People did buy me ordinary honey but it was far too harsh for my delicate little mouth !
one tip Laura. curaprox toothbrushes Amazon if I haven’t told u already they are a lifesaver as your mouth n teeth need so much care but the finest bany tooyhbrush is too harsh yhinkn£8 for 3 n no not on commission.
Another food tip mouth exercise meet Mick to start them early I found that I can open my mouth as wide as pre treatment whichnin long term is important as your jaws and tensons can stiffen during and after treatment then eating becomes problematic.I just worked it into my tablet routine .until it became 2 nd nature still doing them when we are in car ok get funny looks but don’t care !
good luck Andy thank yiu form kind wishes
h x
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Offline RadioactiveRaz over 7 years ago

Hi Laura
do as hospital says like I said I started in summer so flu jabs weren’t being offered can see the sense before treatment n chemotherapy starts. .
i took it bybteaspoon firstbrhing in a morn8ng mynappointements tended to be early an i took view getbit iver with n chill for rest of day . Then lunchtime and later in night before bed as treatment progressed I probably had a bit more as looked upon it as calories which were must needed. People did buy me ordinary honey but it was far too harsh for my delicate little mouth !
one tip Laura. curaprox toothbrushes Amazon if I haven’t told u already they are a lifesaver as your mouth n teeth need so much care but the finest bany tooyhbrush is too harsh yhinkn£8 for 3 n no not on commission.
Another food tip mouth exercise meet Mick to start them early I found that I can open my mouth as wide as pre treatment whichnin long term is important as your jaws and tensons can stiffen during and after treatment then eating becomes problematic.I just worked it into my tablet routine .until it became 2 nd nature still doing them when we are in car ok get funny looks but don’t care !
good luck Andy thank yiu form kind wishes
h x
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