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blood streak phlegm after NPC treatment - common?

skaa123
skaa123 CSN Member Posts: 1
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

I was diagnosed with NPC stage 3 cancer in Mar this year. Since then,  I completed 3 rds of chemo and 33 RT sessions. 

I am 8 weeks out of my treatment and today, I woke up with the sickening blood streaked phlegm again. Is this recurrence?  Will be going to see my doctor first thing tomorrow but wanted to post here to ask for experience and opinion.

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  • Goyca
    Goyca CSN Member Posts: 220
    #2
    hello

    . Good luck with your appointment tomorrow. I'm sure some people here will comment on ur post and give u info.

    I hope its nothing that serious or bad ! Good luck :)  

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  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne CSN Member Posts: 3,102 Member
    #3
    praying the doc says

    praying the doc says everything is ok and can give you the solution to that problem.

    dj

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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor CSN Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #4
    most likely not recurrance

    Bloody sputum is very common, and for quite awhile after rads.  I have just been through six courses of chemo, and every time I got the chemo I got significant mouth ulcers which bled quite a bit as well.    Yes, its always wise to see your doctor, but recurrance at eight weeks isn't the common cause of bleeding, the treatment itself is.

     

    best

     

    pat

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  • corleone
    corleone CSN Member Posts: 312 Member
    #5
    I also had NPC treatment

    I also had NPC treatment (rads and chemo); finished 1y and 7 m ago. I experienced that blood streaked phlegm, even months after treatment, but mostly during common cold. 2 months after treatment doesn’t seem like a reoccurrence, to me.

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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #6
    Hi Skaa

    I too am NPC I am about 10 years out from my 3rd recurrence so don’t jump because you see a little blood. Everything in your nasal right now is still burring from the radiation, you have small vain’s that run all over in the nasal area that were affected by the treatment. If you need take Ice and hold it on your noise until the bleeding stops, if you want you can call your doctor but he will most likely tell you it is normal.

    If you need call or e-mail me any time as I am on call for 24/7 for all NPC survivors.

    Just click on my name Hondo and it will take you to my page.

    Tim Hondo      

        

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