 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Actually, after about the first month after radiation, beer and white wine went down easier than soda. I let to let soda go flat before I could drink it. I've also never been a soda drinker anyway. If it's not alcohol, it's coffee. Took almost 3 years before I could drink most red wines. If he is not doing it because he is depressed and he's not over doing it. it may be ok.
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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