Over the weekend I had a big switch in terms of symptoms.
No longer producing no saliva I have go into saliva over-drive; the thick stringy stuff.
Throat now very sore. Painful to swallow. Contricted.
Constipated (though did have a bm just now this morning); may have been causing the extra-queasy feeling of late?
As I write this Tuesday morning I'm generally feeling a bit better. We upped my Prilosec and maybe it made my throat feel a little better. Like I said I had a bm this morning following some 'emergency' magnesium citrate last night. And when I took some vicodin last night it did help the throat pain.
This morning also my saliva problem seems a little better. Maybe also the Prilosec?
Weirdly comforting that I'm moving on to the 'next phase' as I can start to count down the days this (throat, saliva) will be over. I know it will be a while but it's part of what everybody has been warning about so...
Spirits high. #Courage
Paul
Dx at age 47 (in 2014-06), non-smoker.
2014-06 biopsy confirms SCC in BoT w/ HPV16+, Stage T4aN2M0
main tumor plus 2 nearby lymph nodes; bilateral; no metastasis?
2014-07-01 single molar (#3) extracted
2014-07-21 IMRT (35x) and Cisplatin (3x) have begun
2014-09-05 IMRT and Cisplatin finished! (only had 2x Cisplatin - weeks 1 and 4)
2014-09 to 2014-12 Recovery. I think I can...
2014-12 follow-up PET/CT scan is negative. All clear!
2016-05 all subsequent PET/CTs negative.
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