 "OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Hi Jawwayne
I finished RT (no chemo) 8 days ago. The side effects don't all happen at once and don't really kick in till week 3. My advice is to tell the radiation therapists as soon as you feel the effects so that they send you to the nurses for medication. Ask for help with the side effects and doctors and nurses will be only too happy to supply what you need. They like to get people through the treatment with minimal discomfort.
Christine's advice above about food and drink is also valuable and there will be a dietitian in your treatment team who will make a big fuss about your weight and what you're consuming. Take all advice, even when your taste goes and you have to drink lots of Ensure!
Hope it goes well:)
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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