Hi Carl
After my husband finished his radiotherapy it took about a month for things to settle down but obviously improvements continue all the time after that.
Stay strong, and as everyone says, moisturise as much as possible.
Take care,
Heather.

Hi there Carl.
I was so surprised at the localised pain after the PEG was fitted. All that discomfort for such a tiny hole!!
Only lasted a few days fortunately. Just think about those folks who have abdominal surgery and have to recover from that!
Recovery from major RT symptoms may take a month or so. Other symptoms may take a bit longer.

cheers Carl - All the best - Tony K

Hi all,
Well only 4 more rts to have now, neck a little swollen and cheeks are ulcerated as is my tongue but only on the sides, i suppose this is where the rt rays are going through, have just started taking co codamol for the discomfort it seems to help a bit , i would like to say this site and you people have been such a help in taking away some of the anxiety that i have atill anxious though just not as much will keep you all posted....

Hi Tony,
The day my peg was inserted was a day of misery as the pain while inserting it was worse then any pain I could imagine at that moment. My peg was inserted just after my tracheostomy and hence without any kind of anesthesia or pain suppreser. The worst, however, was when I had as you mentioned an abdominal surgery.As it is my intake of food had become limited and just as things were going okay - I landed up with peritonites and that really created havoc as giving oxygen through the tracheostomy was a problem, my weight dropped down to a level where operating on me did not seem very feasable and then dehyderation set in - and so badly that one could just peel the skin of my entire body. The doctors had no option but to go ahead with operating as if they did not - I was a dead duck but if they did, though I was not in a good condition for the same there would be a slim chance that I would survive. Well, I survived the same and very soon came back to my original weight. However, the one month in ICU was really a nightmare and I was on pain killers as though they were going out of fashion.

I think that was one of the most painful experiences I went through though not the most- most painful ones on other ocassions.

Talking of recovery after RT and chemo - I was travelling on the very next day after my last bout with the RT - however with an ample amount of xyalocaine (local anesthesia spray) and water to get the food down. The peg came in slightly later - you could read more about it on the main page - Ananths story.

Hey Carl- you are doing fine. Another four RTs -will go by in a flash. Take care about your diet though regarding downing solid food - thats just a suggestion as each of us have different bodys and immunities.

Till later,
Ananth