 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I just need to chime in that week 4 was far from the peak of side effects from radaition for me. For me they peaked about two weeks after the end of radiation.
I also had a PEG that I wasn't using into week 4 and I think one thing you need to be aware of is that even when you aren't using your PEG, you do need to flush it at least once a day because yes, the contents of what's in your stomach will back up into it. Flush it with somethinhg fizzy and nice-smelling is my advice. I used gingerale for a while. Much better than sticking some artifically scneted pad over the top--god knows what chemicals are in that that ccould go back down into your stomach!
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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