Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Lynn, I wanted to repond to your post on the other topic as well as this one.
First, about depression. You are right on schedule for it. I am surprised that your medical team hasn't already recommended something. It's a relatively common after effect.
Secondly, about your swallowing problems. They too are common at 2 months post rad. You will start to improve from here. The muscositis is what causes most of the problems and it usually starts to go away at 6-8 weeks. Like Karen said also, maybe 2 months is still a little soon for solid foods. Although I have to admit that I had pizza amd salad in late May following my March 19 final treatment date. It was a few months beyond that when I was able to eat fairly normally. We all heal at different rates.
Don't let your hope diminish - you are right on the brink of some serious improvement.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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