 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Well guys, I had NO chemo, only XRT radiation and had awful phlegm starting about the 4th week of treatment. I guess it is possible that chemo may make it worse, but it would be hard to imagine.
I was on Salagen during treatment and took Guiafenex (sp) to help loosen the phlegm. All I remember is gagging on the stuff and standing over the sink pulling huge ropes of it out of my throat. It's been too many years for me to remember when it subsided, but I'll guess a couple of months after treatment.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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