CancerCompass message board discussion started by Withgrace on 4/2/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,22638,0.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks of five days a week.  Any infor will be helpful.  Thanks. Withgrace Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 4/2/2008 Withgrace wrote:Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks of five days a week.  Any infor will be helpful.  Thanks.is that tomo the cat scan radition? if it is i can tell you all. i had head and neck radiation 32 treatments, and 4 treatments of erubtux and cemo,   jusykitty Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 4/2/2008 Withgrace wrote:Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks of five days a week.  Any infor will be helpful.  Thanks.I am currently receiving IMRT for base of tongue cancer. As you know everyone is different.  My radiation oncologist told me a fraction of what I have been able to gather from this forum.  Keep reading the messge board everyone is very helpful and will give you support.These are the things I was told- dry mouth, sore throat, production of mucus, difficulty eating, some redness to your skin in the area of radiation.  I can add to that from personal experience being tired and in my case vertigo. Please don't let the side effects scare you away from treatment. And again just keep reading the message board and post if you need help.  D1211 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Forgot to mention, you may want to post any questions in the head and neck message board rather than under the side effects portion.  I believe you will get a lot more information and responses  there. D1211 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 4/2/2008 Withgrace wrote:Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks of five days a week.  Any infor will be helpful.  Thanks. I went through 35 Radiation treatments for Stage 3 Throat Cancer in 2003. Had 2 rounds of Cisplaten and 3 weeks on 5 F/U Chemo. Radiation has affected my Thyroid Gland and wiped out my saliva glands. Now I have carry a drink with me all the time.  Good Luck to you  DAN2003 Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT  On 5/30/2008 DAN2003 wrote: On 4/2/2008 Withgrace wrote:Can anyone tell me the side effects of this type of radiation (IMRT) to the neck/throat area.  The radiation oncologist is talking about eight weeks of five days a week.  Any infor will be helpful.  Thanks. I went through 35 Radiation treatments for Stage 3 Throat Cancer in 2003. Had 2 rounds of Cisplaten and 3 weeks on 5 F/U Chemo. Radiation has affected my Thyroid Gland and wiped out my saliva glands. Now I have carry a drink with me all the time.  Good Luck to you have you had any problems with your shoulder joints from having radiation to the throat area?  My husband had cisplaten and also 8 weeks of radiation to the throat with squamash cell cancer.  He not has horrible pain in his shoulder and can't lift his left arm..same side the cancer was on in his throat.  It was in his lymph node but they said it was confined to this throat. How do they really know this?  Do most cancers come back? He still can not swallow, has problems eating and also must drink water and has finished treatment since February 2008.  Does it ever end?Help in Louisiana Century21 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT