Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 | Tom, it was about another month or so after the end of RT until I could speak above a whisper. From there though it was still 3 or 4 more months before people began to tell me I was beginning to sound like myself. Amazing how long these things can take to heal! Naturally your experience might be different.
Hang in there! David 2
David 2 SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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