Hi ,

My mom was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and underwent a surgery.
Now she is undergoing radiation therapy and is at the end of week 3.

She has severe mouth ulcers and nausea. The pain is getting bad and she is on liquid diet. Her doctor has given her steroid medication for the pain and has helped only a little .

I am seeking advice from this group to help her in anyway to get through this tough phase.She is 67 years old . It would be really helpful if she can hear some stories that are similar and how they were able to cope up with pain during and after the radiation treatment.
She still has 3 more weeks to go and is very worried how the next weeks would turn out .

How long would it take after the radiation ends for the mouth ulcers to heal ?

Please reply ...

-Chandana