hi everyone,
hoping to find some good tips here before I start treatment on Tuesday. I've had two simulations so far (because they decided to change over to the TOMO) and both times were an epic fail and I had to stop because of choking on my saliva. I took the mouthpiece home and am trying to practice and keep it in there for ten min without choking. some good trial runs, some epic fails. So do I try to swallow the pooling saliva? Do I just keep it pooling and wait til I can sit up? Do I take a sedative before?
Any advice would be helpful. Some of you have read before that I've been quite anxious. I'm doing better and trying to keep positive. Love the new thread with the "quotes"
Many Thanks! - nancy
Nancy (53 at dx)
Metastatic SCC. Stage III. HPV positive with occult primary. N1, no ecs
7/1/11 - L-Selective neck dissection. Tonsillectomy. All clean. No rad, no chemo.
5/29/13 - Found primary
7/3/13 - TORS
7/8/13 - Emergency Surgery/Blood vessel burst in throat
8/9/13 - Peg in
9/3/13 - Radiation starts 30 IMRT, 60gy BOT, 56gy both sides of neck
10/14/13 - Radiation ended!
11/12/13 - PEG out!
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