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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)
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@brianhavefaith

For the past several weeks since I started radiation and chemo treatment.and recently finishing A Galliume treatment, I’ve had an intense swnsation to anything even relatively cold in my mouth. It’s like the pain shoots through my molars and through my jabones. anyone else deal with this? What did you do? My dentist yesterday sold me Sensodyne. That seems like treating the symptoms but what about the cause??

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thomason | @thomason | Apr 30, 2023

@brianhavefaith, please research "red light therapy." I believe this light to be very, very healing in many conditions. Utilizing the light consistently may help alleviate your issue. My thoughts are with you.

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William Olsen, Volunteer Mentor | @hrhwilliam | Apr 30, 2023

I had sensations on my teeth, probably the filled or crowned ones but no way to pinpoint it. Anyway that was during radiation and for a couple weeks after I was done with the treatments. It was for me not anything too drastic but all of us are different. I hope that gets easier to cope with. Teeth can be a torture device. Maybe your PCP could get you a good pain med? One thing doctors should be able to control is pain.
I doubt if the Gallium continues to reside in you as that usually washes out of your body within hours of a pet scan.

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