 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | Water can't hurt really (more bathroom visits..) I drink a lot of water daily.
Rads will not be fun but you will get through it. My tongue took a while to deflate even after rads... but a few years out its much better (almost normal)
hugs and welcome. Look up rads and see what you are in store for it helps to plan in advance for the worst and hope for the best...
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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