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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  • Hi Laura

    dont pay for it your dentist should prescribe it ,I get 4 tubes a time oif duraphat , although part way through  treatment it became too stongbsonfeverted to mildest sensodyne toothpaste as mouth was regenerating after treatment it was a good few weeks before I could use it. But now am on it for life ,also get dr  or dent tist to prescribe  bioxtra mouth wash which has no alcohols and is the mildest I’ve found ans believe me I’ve tried them all !!!!!. You have to ask for everything as it’s rare that you get things automatically but persevere and you will getbthere  presume you’ve already got the 5 year exemption certificate for prescription s .

    Hazel

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  • Hi Laura

    dont pay for it your dentist should prescribe it ,I get 4 tubes a time oif duraphat , although part way through  treatment it became too stongbsonfeverted to mildest sensodyne toothpaste as mouth was regenerating after treatment it was a good few weeks before I could use it. But now am on it for life ,also get dr  or dent tist to prescribe  bioxtra mouth wash which has no alcohols and is the mildest I’ve found ans believe me I’ve tried them all !!!!!. You have to ask for everything as it’s rare that you get things automatically but persevere and you will getbthere  presume you’ve already got the 5 year exemption certificate for prescription s .

    Hazel

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