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@aidab Hello and welcome to our group here on Connect.
Phlegm is the body’s reaction to protect the airway and throat in general. Swallow it down or spit it out are the options. I understand that limiting dairy reduces phlegm. Cool mist vaporizer helps as well which is what I used.
It isn’t forever, usually. Three weeks into treatment seems a bit early for a phlegm phest. This whole battle is difficult. It isn’t impossible, just difficult and likely the hardest illness a person will ever experience. It is truly a battle for life, so there is no quitting allowed. But I know firsthand and with most patients, this journey has a profound impact on one’s view of life for the better.
Go forward day by day with courage. The sun will come out in a couple of months. In the meantime, if there are questions, this is a great place where many eyes see and experience help is available.

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@hrhwilliam I had my last throat radiation about 4 1/2 years ago and still produce heavy mucus above my soft palate which hampers my swallowing..Been on a stomach(PEGtube) since then. Too thick to swallow the mucus. At times at 4 AM have to sit up with my head back and try to hock out the garbage. It only oozes down from above my palate very slowly and then I spit it out in a tissue Also my palate is blistered (puffy) which started about a year ago.