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Runny Nose

SusanRuth

Hello. I wonder if anyone can help?  Steve, my husband is now 7 months post op for Oesophageal Cancer and 4 months post his last chemo treatment.  He's going really well and has put 2 of the 4 stone he lost back on.  He feels fine and is back to work almost full time after 10 months off.  However, he continues to suffer with a runny nose during/after eating, although nowhere near so severe.  It was one of the first symptoms he had before he was diagnosed.  Its probably a throw back to his chemo but I'm beginning to worry it's come back.  Anybody out there got any words of wisdom/reassurance or advice?

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    community.macmillan.org.uk/.../runny-eyes-and-nose

    Hello Susan Ruth.  I don't have any personal knowledge of this but I remembered reading a discussion on the MacMillan website about the issue of runny noses.  I attach it for your information.  As you will see some posters put it down to having lost nose hair during chemotherapy.  The actual discussion is about breast cancer and it was some time ago but I thought  it might be of  interest.  Annie

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    Thank you for taking the time to send this to me. Very helpful and informative. I am almost positive the issue is related to chemotherapy my worry is that Steve is 3-4 months post chemo. But he doesn’t have any other symptoms so I am staying positive. Take care x

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    Perhaps it just takes a long time for the nose hair to re-grow aftrer chemotherapy sometimes; with all these other people who have been similarly affected it seems to be a not uncommon phenomenon - if a rather irritating one.  Please don't worry (yes I know, easier said than done).  Annie 

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    Perhaps it just takes a long time for the nose hair to re-grow aftrer chemotherapy sometimes; with all these other people who have been similarly affected it seems to be a not uncommon phenomenon - if a rather irritating one.  Please don't worry (yes I know, easier said than done).  Annie 

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