Reassuring,  thanks

Hi Ian, I was advised to read your blog by a moderator; I’m just into week 2 of 7 for treatment of tonsil cancer. I’ve started to experience thickening of the mucus in my mouth and note you bought dehumidifiers to help. I’m just wondering how they work and whether you could share the name or a link to the ones you had (I know it was a while ago for you now but there are so many out there)! Thank you

Hi this is Hazel it’s a humidifier  not a de humidifier mine was from Amazon. It was a cool mist  around a£35 I used it every night.  What it does is make the air moist the opppsute if a de humidifier if that makes sense.
The sticky  mucus unfortunately it is a major side effect of treatment. You can try and clear your mouth out without a flat Diet Coke. If you can tolerate it soda water that does help later  treatment mine was so bad that I was prescribed carbucysteine to thin the mucus down later the mucus goes often replaced with dry mouth  

well done week 2 in you sound on track. Happy to hell

if I can 

Hazel 

My nephew is almost 12 months post tonsil and lymph node cancer. Doing well but still has dry mouth. During radiotherapy bought a steamer found useful.

My husband now 7 months post radiotherapy for back of tongue and lymph node cancer. He also has no saliva. The heavy mucus stage has gone. Eating ok can't tolerate spicy food. Has to always have water available.  Uses Biotene mouthwash prescribed and bought Xylamelt tablets from Amazon as our hospital does not prescribe.

My husband was pronounced clear at his follow up in April so good luck.

Iv just had my 5 years clear appointment, they said come back in a year if you want so agreed to that. Dry mouth is my only complaint really which is worse in the night or when exercising, something i`ll have to live with. 

How donyiu cope with it as I totally struggle with it?

Its just something Iv accepted all the things that get recommended are short term relief 

My husband found pomegranate juice helpful especially for mucus. We had to buy on line but if you've got afro Caribbean grocery shop near you should be able to get there

After my chemo and radiotherapy I have been unable to shave as it rips my skin right off.

During chemo I lost all my hair.

I used to be blonde but my hair has started to grow back in brown with a hint of ginger. I really want to dye it to blonde but I am scared incase  I take some kind of reaction like shaving did.

Does anyone have any advice or have suffered the same when doing something as simple as shaving your legs?