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Excessive mucous after throat cancer treatment: How did you cope?
My husband is a week post op TORS surgery for throat cancer,, at the base of his tongue, he also had his tonsils removed as well as 36 lymph nodes,,, he has NON stop excessive mucous forming,, he feels
Like he’s drowning, surgeon says it’s normal,,,, any one out there experiencing the same thing????
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Yes I have excessive saliva/mucus in my mouth after tongue cancer radiation and chemo. Nothing seems to stop it. They have machines you can spit it into. But very cumbersome! I find myself drooling when I talk, how embarrassing! I carry a small towel or paper towel to spit into. I would hope there would be something that can stop this. Is it from drainage from nose, throat or sinuses?
Help I would love to be able to talk without losing mucus and spit on my clothes or on somebody else. My mouth is pretty beat up from radiation. I am on a 2nd round of chemo now for a little more cancer that showed up on my tongue. Hoping this gets rid of it. Also another infusion penatnumabab twice a week, which deletes my magnesium. The chemo is Docetaxel which I get every week. I feel really good, have a lot of energy so try to keep busy and also give my body good rest when I need it. I just turned 76 in December and am grateful for those years. I have little pain and just pray to put this in remission so I can enjoy some more good years if that is God's plan for me. Prayers for all those with cancer either recovering or going through various treatments. God bless you all🩵🙏. Pat R
Same for me. I am constantly choking and having to spit which us hard because I have excessive dry mouth.
I would love to hear what others are doing.
We'll see if this works. Am crossing my fingers. Thanks!