Jayne, manuka honey - are you a kiwi?? You are so not alone, I am a carer, not in the same shoes as a patient, but still living with it. Get all the meds you can - anit-depressants, anti anxiety, pain - 1st & foremost, and never be afraid to speak how you feel. My suggestion is to get a peg before treatment is too far in...you might need it, if not, it can come out easily. You might not be able to eat nutritional food when you are full on into your treatment, so you will need nutrution, vitamins minerals etc. You might want to invest in a tablet crusher, but always ask if the tabs you get can be crushed. There are meds you can take in a liquid form. Doesn't matter where in the world you are, we are all on the same ship......Jeanna xxxxx
Jeanna Wife/Carer of Rod, 56, Dx 5/3/09, SCC Oropharnyx T4 N2, End Tx 28th 07/09, 7wks Rad, 3 Cisplatin, primary tonsil, 4cm Lymph right of neck, 1cm left, in jaw & soft palate & base of tongue. Peg 06/09. CT & PET scans 02/11 - NED. Dentures 20/09/11, PEG out 28/10/11.
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