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#54060 11-06-2003 05:21 AM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 11 | I'm four weeks out from radiation and my biggest problem seems to be an ongoing queasiness. It's worst when I get up in the morning but then many days it never really goes away. I'm on a feeding tube and the various doctors have been urging me to wean myself but it's hard to convince oneself to push through the swallowing challenges when it doesn't even feel good when it hits the stomach. I'm having somewhat similar problems with the tube formula so I don't think it's the fact that it's food itself. I've looked around on the message board for others with this problem but haven't come up with much (probably because most people have worse things to deal with). Is this typical and I should just suck it up or is this something I should review with somebody professional?
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#54061 11-06-2003 09:07 AM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | I had a "sick" stomach for about one month to 6 weeks post radiation but mine was from the nasty mucous. Are you still having problems with the thick mucous that radiation creates? I would talk to your doctor about it just so he/she can try to make you more comfortable. Also, don't rush the eating, it will come in time.
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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