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Radiation side effects with H&N cancer. When will they ever end?
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 11, 2023 | Replies (141)Comment receiving replies
Is still experience side effects from my radiation that ended in October. Stabbing pains and some fatigue. I am just keeping the faith that they will all subside soon - with time.
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Did you have an option for surgery?
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I think you will see that those pains will subside, or at least I hope they will. This is one of those issues that cannot be explained to someone who hasn't had the experience.
As for the fatigue, your primary care physician can order up thyroid T3, T4 TSH blood tests easily along with perhaps other enzyme tests to possibly help get a grip on the cause of fatigue. radiation can damage the thyroid, which is located in the front base of the neck. It is not uncommon to want to sleep 9-10 hours per night during recovery but simple tests can put your mind at ease.