I was well into treatments...around week 5 and the 2 weeks following the end of treatments were the worse for me. I was on Ensure and milkshakes, etc for those 4 weeks. But I took some pain meds and was able to swallow. I think you will find everyone is unique. Pain meds help!


Bill Van Horn-53 ex-smoker, social drinker, Biopsy 8/24, Diagnosed 8/30/07 BOT T2N2-B MX Stage IV. Started treatments 10/1/07. IMRT 35 x, Cisplatin - 3 cycles - completed treatment 11/16/07. CT Scans on 1/15/08 all clear Selective neck dissection 1/28/08. All nodes clear.