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13 weeks post radiation and throat pain continues

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jan 27 12:18pm | Replies (22)
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@egray67

I too have undergone radiation in my neck and chemo for squamous cell carcinoma. It has been just over 10 weeks since my 34 treatments of radiation. You described my pain exactly. My throat is not healing despite doctor saying it appears healed. Fortunately I do have the feeding tube to help me get calories. However eating can lead me to tears dealing with this pain. I’ve reread this post several times, I believe the original post was some time ago. Can you please update me on your progress ? How long did it take to final eat and swallow normally?

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William Olsen, Volunteer Mentor | @hrhwilliam | Jan 25 9:14am

Hello @egray67 and welcome to our head and neck group, not that anyone really wants to join. But here we are.
Your term “swallow normally” kind of took me back as it’s been since November 2001 for me. Don’t get me wrong, I can eat and swallow and am thankful for that. But “normal”, I have forgotten what that means.
I like most have a new normal, a place that works for us, a retrain of eating we get used to and it works fine for me. No complaints.
I think my throat didn’t stop hurting for perhaps a year when I ate. A sneeze would bring tears to my eyes for many years.
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