 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Have you asked about hiring (from a medical supply company) a suction machine? Many folks on this forum have found one to be a god-send in sucking out thick secretions. Often insurance will pay for it if doctor writes an order but (from the posts I've read) they do not seem to be that expensive to rent.
When did he finish chemotherapy? It may take weeks for thick secretions to ease off, tthough these generally seem to be more associated with throat irritation and salivary gland impairment from the radiation, rather than from chemo drugs.
Gail
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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