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Daughter, 45 anaplastic thyroid cancer. Had surgery, chemo, radiation.
She now has a tracheostomy and feeding tube. FT is finally going ok. But the trach causes Phlem that she has to constantly clear and spit out. It is the bane of her existance. Any one else dealt with this same thing?
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Hello @swenson and welcome to Connect. I am so sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis and current post-surgery problems. It does sound like a very difficult situation for your daughter and you. As I personally, do not know much about this type of cancer, I found some information on the WebMD website. Here is the link, https://www.webmd.com/cancer/anaplastic-thyroid-cancer-overview.
On Connect we have other members who have discussed thyroid cancer. Here is a link to those discussions, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/thyroid-cancer/.
How long ago was your daughter's surgery? Have her oncologists offered any helpful ideas for dealing with problems with the trach and phlegm? Has a visiting nurse been suggested?