Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I feel so bad for you. Some people really struggle thru radiation treatments while a few sail right thru. Do the very best you can and keep swallowing a few times per day. Try something thicker like chocolate milk or yoohoo. They are soothing to the throat. I too had trouble with water but did ok with the yoohoo and choc milk.
Alot of people lose their voice. I lost mine for 3 weeks towards the end of treatments. If you dont have one, try to pick up a dry erase board and markers at a dollar store. It will come in handy when your throat hurts to talk.
Best of luck Monday with the peg tube. It will be a little sore for a day or 2 after the surgery. You can do it, so far you have been thru so much worse than this.
Hoping your side effects settle down and top making you feel so awful. Hope you are able to keep down some anti nasuea meds to stop your vomiting. Hang in there, less than 3 weeks to go and it will be over. I will keep you in my prayers. 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 |