Laryngeal cancer radiotherapy side effects (coughing)

Hi

Have finished 6 weeks of radiotherapy for T2 vocal chord cancer in jan and voice is slowly getting better and eating almost back to normal. The thing I am suffering with is a constant cough due to an excess of mucus/saliva in my throat, this is particularly bad at night when I'm lying down and I'm finding its keeping me awake nearly all night and driving me mad. I mentioned it to my consultant and he calmly said it was all normal and I should try streaming but nothing seems to help. Its embarrasing when I'm out or at work as the coughing can get so bad that I gag and it sounds like i'm being sick. I just wondered if anyone else had been thorough the same thing and might have any tips on how to control it. I'm find co-codomol helps and the liquid morphine but don't want to have to keep taking that for obious reasons. Please help!

Zarker

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  • Hi all thank goodness there is hope as beginnig to wish I had only had surgery and not radiotherapy I know I probably panic wen the hacking cough starts especially wen I was on my own and maybe that’s why I cud not get my breath or talk as I suffered anxiety and panics before all this 

    and now like I’m on egg shells eating drinking anything incase it kicks off 

    glad of the advice and praying  

    it soon gets better 

    I should have app next week so they can review look with camera but even that Worry  me in case putting camera down starts me off 

    we’ll best  to all may this nightmare end

    glad we can all support each other xx pauline 

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  • Hi all thank goodness there is hope as beginnig to wish I had only had surgery and not radiotherapy I know I probably panic wen the hacking cough starts especially wen I was on my own and maybe that’s why I cud not get my breath or talk as I suffered anxiety and panics before all this 

    and now like I’m on egg shells eating drinking anything incase it kicks off 

    glad of the advice and praying  

    it soon gets better 

    I should have app next week so they can review look with camera but even that Worry  me in case putting camera down starts me off 

    we’ll best  to all may this nightmare end

    glad we can all support each other xx pauline 

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