Hi . I am due to start radiotherapy in a few weeks to the right side of my neck and mouth with a dose of 60gy over 6 weeks, I am so scared about the side effects mainly the painful swallowing which terrifies me at the minute. I am being treated for a mucoepidermoid carcinoma in my cheek. Which is t2 low grade . Have already have several mouth operations and neck dissection and I can cope quite well with pain etc . However the radio therapist specialist said the left side of my mouth should not be as bad because they will use blocks to stop it from getting to the left side . As it is my pathology results from the neck dissection had a few positive nodes which I already knew from the lymp mode biopsy the first time . However there are clear margins and as it stands its treated. But consultant said with this cancer it doesn't usually spread to the lymp nodes so thinks radiotherapy is best as a preventative and to give me a longer fuller life being only 20, I was just wondering if anyone else has had the same radiotherapy for this cancer and would be able to shed some light on how bad the mucositis will be and other side effects and will I be able to get on with my daily life . Don't want to be in bed the whole six weeks ... Thanks in advance