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#94233 04-24-2009 04:43 PM | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 | I finished my rads and chemo in Feb, On March 19th I had a neck dissection. All thru this I never had problems swallowing. yesterday I woke up and found it harder to swallow then usally. I called my rad onc and he told me to come right in. He looked me over and said I have thrush and gave me a prescription. Today I woke up and the swallowing is much worse, I do not have a peg and needed to lose weight. I was 280lbs when I started treatments and 223 when I ended treatments. After the neck dissection I drop down to 213 and have been there ever since.
Has anyone else ever had this problem? If so did the meds work and how long did they take before you were ab le to swallow right again. I don't want to lose much more weight, I was looking good at 213.
Thanks,
Rick | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | The thrush and the swallowing problems may not be related to each other. You should get a barium swallow study done to define what is actually going on.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 128 | What type of cancer did you have?
Age 57 at dx on 3/30/2009 by Dentist
SCC of R tonsil S2 Poorly Differentiated - 2.5 cm
Rad - IMRT 5x a wk for 8 wks starting 5/4/2009
No Chemo
Last Rad treatment was 6/26/2009.
Two years down as of 3/30/2011!
God bless all affected by this monster called cancer!
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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 253 | Bill:
Please update you signature. The more info we have concerning you cancer, the better we can answer your questions.
And please try to get a 2nd opion at a CCC center before you start radiation. If nothing else, it goes you peace of mind that you've made the best decision.
Sandy S.
Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
OCF member/supporter
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