 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Take a look at the above post from MissB, it tells what she went thru during the end of rads and the first couple weeks afterwards. This is what she experienced, everyone is different. It can take up to 2 full years to completely heal from radiation. Most patients are doing pretty good after 2 or 3 months post rads. Try not to worry about what could happen, focus on your nutrition and hydration. Bottom line is the better you do with your nutrition and hydration the easier everything will be for you.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
