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Throat Radiation After-Effects, Aspiration & Suffocating Mucous
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Sorrow for your suffering. I have esophagus cancer stage 3 b, I'm 50,feeding tube and breathing issues from congestion in my lungs. I spit up and vomit several times a day. I refused to do radiation after research of side effects. Your experience has me dead set on not doing it. I do agree that don't care about us beings but giving drugs to us. They "monitor" us and say" any problems go to the emergency room" And you have to clear your lungs by vomiting to clear them to sleep or you're just wheezing and coughing. Diet also has to do with congestion build up. Dairy is the worst for it. Blessings to you
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I do hope your decision to bypass radiation therapy has worked out for you. Radiation therapy effects everyone differently. In my case the side effects weren't all that bad. After a year I am still recovering my taste buds, but they are coming around. Thick saliva is definitely my biggest problem but it is manageable. The only other thing I have trouble with is a runny nose. My saliva is thick but my sinus drainage is as thin as water and run 24/7. I consider myself very lucky to be in the position I'm in. I do have doctors and care givers that seem to care and that is a blessing. I wish you the best and hope you are doing well in you battle.