Post Radiation Swelling Question

BeagleDad
BeagleDad Member Posts: 108 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Hey guys..I know taste and swelling are things that take a spell after radiation ... I have heard all sorts of timelines re: taste (as normal, everyone is different).  How long did it take some of y'all for the throat selling to go down?  I know I am only 10 days post rads, and am not being impatient..although I am..LOL.  Just trying to get an idea of what I might expect with this, time-wise.

Thank you.

Don (Beagledad)

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  • DarcyS
    DarcyS Member Posts: 81 Member
    edited March 2021 #2
    Swelling

    It took about 1 month for my husband's swelling to go down post treatment.  He had ssc of the piriform sinus T1N2bM0 stage 4 and 50 radiation treatments with concurrent chemo.  Hang in there it takes time for your body to recover.  My husband was told a high protein diet, in his case ensure, would help him recover from treatment much faster.

  • motorcycleguy
    motorcycleguy Member Posts: 483 Member
    #3
    BeagleDad,

    I don't recall swelling as being a huge, ongoing issue. It seems like it faded reasonably quickly. (maybe 4-6 weeks).

    My sense of taste took about 3 months to start coming back.

    The good news is that time will take care of you - and soon most of it will just be memories.

    I wish you the best!

    mg

  • Wildman
    Wildman Member Posts: 18
    #4
    swelling

    Everything for me was 3 to 4 weeks started looking up from there.

    good luck my friend

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