Radiation Hack #1 of 3 - Mitigating thick mucous
[P=L tonsil, S= 2 nodes in lymph. TORS with MRND. 4 of 5 negative margins, + on deep margin. This was followed up by 7 Cisplatin chemos and 33 bilateral rads 60/54g]
First and foremost: I am NOT a medical professional!! Prior to taking ANY medication other than what has been prescribed, whether OTC or not, verify with your chief oncologist FIRST! I even checked with him before taking a Tums.
In my case, my Oncologist has already told me to take Benadryl since I was having some sleep issues post chemo. I was asking about sleep aids and he said to take 25-50mg of Benadryl ..and that did the trick! Sleep came easily after that.
However ... about 3 weeks into rads, I was very tired and would come home from the appointment and just "lay there" and not fall asleep. All I really wanted to do those last 3-4 weeks was "sleep it off", but I lay there, looking out the window, or lost in my prison of thoughts. Then one day, during Week 5, I thought, "Hey, why not take a Benadryl to help me sleep?" So I did. Somewhere around the third day of this medicianlly-induced sleep, I came to realize that I was NOT experiencing that thick, irritating mucous that plagues us all. After 5 days, it was clear that the Benadryl was not only helping me sleep, but also mitigating the mucous. In my case, this mucous issue was a side effect; if you end up taking it for mucous, note that sleepiness will be your side effect.
Will it work for you? I don't know..but if it does, or helps even some of you, SO LONG AS OK BY YOUR DOCTORS, then my friends, we have discovered a very useful hack.
Goof luck in all your treatments, and in case I did not mention it, make sure to verify taking this Benadryl is OK by your doctors.
Don (Beagledad)
Now on Day 5 of Recovery.
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