 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Len,
The most spicy foods were very uncomfortable for me until about 8 months post treatment. The fool I am, though, I kept trying. I would have a froggy voice for a day or so and pain over night. Now, I can eat the spiciest and have no ill effects. I stay away from habenero only.
I have not been able to juice much since radiation because it burns my throat. I used to juice almost daily and have not been able to tolerate it. I made some cucumber/onion/vinegar stuff the other day and the vinegar fried my throat for 3 days.
If you look in your mouth do you see any brown or yellowish stuff on your tongue or throat? I battled thrush for a long time and I always could see it when my tongue and throat hurt the worst. I could not eat much of anything when it was hurting.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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