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Extremely tired 6 weeks after finishing treatments chemo and radiatin

Posted by nancy101 @nancy101, Jun 2, 2025

Hi there! My husband finished treatment 6 weeks ago ( radiation and chemotherapy for 7 weeks) for base of tongue hpv cancer. He was feeling good(okay) and now for the past 2 weeks he’s very tired ( lots of naps throughout the day) and lots of coughing . Finished his steroids about 3 weeks ago. Wondering if there’s any correlation ?
Went to oncologist 3 weeks ago. Blood came back good..
is this normal? When does everyone start feeling better? He is not eating as much as I’d like him to. Pretty skinny lost about 22 lb so currently weighs about 138lb 5”7 tall. Thank you for any advice or insight.

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Jody aka mojo244 | @mojo244 | Jun 6, 2025
In reply to @roblem "I wouldn't use local honey. From my research I would only use MANUKA honey (it's from..." + (show)
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I wouldn't use local honey. From my research I would only use MANUKA honey (it's from New Zealand) which you can find on Amazon that scores at least UMF 15+ and MGO rating of 500+ are considered potent enough for medicinal use- UMF ranges from 10 to 25, the higher the rating, the more potent the benefits are, and of course, the more expensive, the honey. In addition, the higher the rating the thinner the honey and better tasting- I use UMF 18+ and 700+ even now for many health benefits it offers and my most recent cancer treatments I received.

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Costco has it online as well and was on sale for $50.00 which was regular price of $75.00. 20 UMF 850 MGO

MOJO

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roblem | @roblem | Jun 6, 2025
In reply to @nancy101 "Hi There! How much honey do you take in a day and when? UMF 18 MGO..." + (show)
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Hi There! How much honey do you take in a day and when? UMF 18 MGO 693 from New Zealand. Would this be good? Does it soothe your throat as well?
Thank you

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Hi nancy101,
I normally do two teaspoons a day today. However, I would do three a day for your husband as he just received radiation/chemo treatments.

Also, Mojo mentioned that Costco has the Manuka honey online and was on sale for $50.00 which was regular price of $75.00 for the 20 UMF 850 MGO. I would jump on this one.

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nancy101 | @nancy101 | Jun 6, 2025
In reply to @roblem "Hi nancy101, I normally do two teaspoons a day today. However, I would do three a..." + (show)
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Hi nancy101,
I normally do two teaspoons a day today. However, I would do three a day for your husband as he just received radiation/chemo treatments.

Also, Mojo mentioned that Costco has the Manuka honey online and was on sale for $50.00 which was regular price of $75.00 for the 20 UMF 850 MGO. I would jump on this one.

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Thank you so much ! I'll check Costco out!
Nancy

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