Hey, sorry i haven't been on in a while; I've been so exhausted. Post treatment so far is kicking my ass! Was really bad physically and mentally over 4th of July. Right now I am a week 1/2 post radiation chemo. radiation ended June 28th/ last chemo doe was June 30th. They said it will be tough for 2-4 weeks post treatment.

Have new question? Right the tough part is getting sleep, but it seems that I have constant secretions; not necessarily thick but constant. I know I'm not swallowing like normal right now such as frequency; so I have constant spit..using a spit cup and wash cloths to wipe mouth. But the trick getting sleep and drool/spit build up. I have noticed that when I was using the pain meds it dried my mouth and allowed me to fall asleep eventually for a hour or two. Should I try benadryl? Also, what about the liquid mucinex? Thanks!

Charles



Charles

HPV +16 Right Tonsil SCC with 1 Right lymph node. Tonsillectomy and neck resection.

Got 33 radiation doses via tomo machine (58 gry to back of throat, 65 gry to right neck, and 56 gry to left neck) with 2 cisplatin and one carboplatin due to possible hearing loss.