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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jul 12 4:39pm | Replies (35)

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@jersey3422

I did last year. It wasn’t throat, but it was tonsil cancer and I did have 6 weeks of radiation treatments (five days a week.) Not trying to scare you, but not gonna lie. It sucked. I couldn’t eat anything, and my neck burned terribly. However if you keep your head in the game and don’t go into a depressed state you can and will fight back. Think of it like a boxing match. One man wins and it’s going to be you! Do what your Drs. tell you too. One thing I regret is not fighting for proton therapy. It supposed to be less damaging than reg radiation. Check that out. Final words-use Aquafor on your neck from DAY 1, look for Healios (grape flavor) on Amazon, and use the magic mouthwash for pain. Dr needs to give you recipe and script. Also flat ginger ale helps tremendously with the mucus. Hope I helped you a little. I’ll pray for you. It takes a lot of time and hard work on your end, but it does eventually get better ❤️‍🩹

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I am just over a year out of the 35 doses of radiation and weekly chemo regimen to cure the cancer on the back of my tongue and right side of my neck’s lymph node.
And totally agree with this post. It is a fight and you will win. The Helios helped immensely. I would add that these days of pain provide a time to learn that God cares for you and is active in your life. Use this time to seek Him and grow in grace and knowledge. He has plans for all of us.

Thank you so much for all of this information. I will research proton therapy.

Jane