Weeks 5 and 6 were similar weeks with few bouts of sickness due to coughing up mucus, not a great feeling being sick at the best of times, but when your throat is in a bad way, the taste and burning sensation in worse. Saliva totaly missing now, only seem to be able to produce a white bubbly type moisture which is not nice, so using more and more tissues to wipe the stuff away from the mouth. Taking 7 Ensure drinks and been placed on Insulin to help balance sugar levels. Also as no chemo i feel the damage by Radiotherapy is getting reduced, and with sugar levels better, feeling better. Sleeping also better getting used to 3hrs sleep and taking some additional Oralmorph then getting another 4/5 hrs sleep is working out not to bad. The lump in my neck continues to reduce in size, down to the size of a peanut about now. Drinking water is also very sore, never thought something like water could even be sore to drink, I do try, but find it very hard, have to compensate with adding more fluids through the PEG tube.
Found especially in week 6 skin on my neck was starting to get very red and break up, continued using the cream Epimax they gave me, which was a little soothing, even after the last radiotherapy, it still works away on the skin and tissue for a few weeks, so do not think any damage will stop after last session.
Through the whole treatment I was able to drive myself to and from Hospital, but I only live about 4 miles away. Except for the days I had chemo, my son dropped me off and picked me up, mainly as a precaution, but everyone is different, and how we react to treatment again is unique to you as an individual.
Wee tip, as I’ve said just because treatment has finished, is only another stage, take your time, there will be no quick recovery.
Top few pics again showing damage from Radiotherapy, bottom pic, last day of Radiotherapy
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