Hi Debbie

am sorry to hear of your diagnosis and you will find plenty of support and advice on here as you go through your journey of treatment and recovery.
Understand there is a lot to take in and facing the unknown. The success rates of this type of cancer is reaelly high and while the treatment/recovery brings its challenges there is light at the end of the tunnel as I often quote.
I have posted a link to my blog which will hoipefully put some persepctive into the journey and hope this gives you some informed information and tips.
On the mask itself , I like yuourself was dreading as I am clautrophobic but I got through it fine.
It doesnt take long to make and it is only on for a very short space of time (minutes) each day of radiotherpy and you get through it. 
I have posted a link to my blog and hope helps give you some perspective of potential journey and I also outline a little about the mask.
Try and stay as positive as you can and let me know if I can help in any way

radiotherapythroat.home.blog

kind regards
Ian

Hi Debbie

On the doses, my undertsanding is that 6/7 weeks was the max and thought around 6 was the norm, but you are in safe hands with NHS and they will have scientifically mapped out your radiation plan and if over a 7 week period will be fine. All very scienfifically exact now and amazing on the advancement in technology in this area.
I agree that you sometimes dont know what to ask or forget or have limited time with consultant etc.

If you have any specific questions, I would write them down and take to your appointments and the support team, in my experience are invaluable when it comes to things like medication,diet,side effects and helping you through any issues you may have. That said they still have limited time and these threads are really helpful as you can tap into many others experince on here who have been in your circumstance and fully understand what you will ben going through.
I also started a thread on here that is still active and there are many of us who helped each other, shared experinces and tips and this has helped so many others along the way

If you want to pour through of have a genral look at some of the comments and replies its called "Radiotherapy for Throat Cancer" and under Living with cancer and I started this under the name Anchor 1707.

Please keep in touch with progress and let me know if I can help in anyway at any time

regards
Ian

 

Hi Ian 

Once again Thankyou so much for such good advice I will indeed have a good read of these threads. It has put my mind at rest knowing everything is as it should be regarding the amount I'm getting. Thankyou again 

kind regards Debbie