 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Michael,
Glad you are now home with ocean sounds for recovery. Relaxation helps a ton.
Were you ever able to get a suction mcahine to help remove the phlegm? Keep rinsing with baking soda and salt. Guiafenix tablets help if you can swallow them or a robitussin if you can't. First couple weeks aafter rads are the worst. You think you should be able to eat etc. but the mucous is so bad you can't. Hang in there, it will get better. If you are trying to eat real food, pick things that have a lot of moisture or lots of sauces.
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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