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Getting frustrated with throat pain post radiation
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Mar 30 3:35pm | Replies (54)Comment receiving replies
Not sure what kind of cancer you had but I had 35 rounds of radiation for a total of 70Gy and 3 rounds of cisplatin chemo for tonsil cancer back in 2008 and I did research then and found in an England Journal of Medicine that honey could help soothe the throat. I did shots of real honey and it took some of the edge off for me.
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Welcome, @roblem. As a long time survivor of tonsil cancer, I'm confident your experience would be appreciated by members talking about tonsil cancer here:
- Just Diagnosed with Tonsil Cancer - How to Treat?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/just-diagnosed-tonisl-cancer-how-to-treat/
There are several discussions related to tonsil cancer in the group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/head-neck-cancer/?search=tonsil%20cancer&index=discussions
May I ask what stage your cancer was at time of diagnosis? Did you have surgery prior to radiation?
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@roblem I think you have a great suggestion here with honey. I might go a bit further and suggest Manuka honey as a stimulant for healing as well as soothing the throat. This honey is often quite thick so dilution with some warm water or tea would enable it to coat and soothe the throat. I wish I had thought to try this when I had mouth ulcers with radiation. And @noni777777 you seem to be well versed on the complementary therapies so might already be aware of the healing properties of Manuka honey. It is a soothing remedy for cough that equals or surpasses some cough suppressants in a recent study. The benefits likely outweigh the risks of the sugar consumed in this honey.