Radition for bone mets in C-spine and T-spine

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perky2020
perky2020 Member Posts: 64
edited February 2017 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer ONLY

I had 3 weeks of radiation to my cervical and thoracic spine. 5 days later and my throat still hurts so badly I cannot eat. throwing up Ibuprofen.....any suggestions?


Thanks!


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  • ABeautifulSunset
    ABeautifulSunset Member Posts: 990
    edited February 2017

    oh perky, I had the same radiation. Call your rad dr. and ask him to prescribe you something for your throat. It's been two years and I can't remember the name of it, but it was a liquid that you took before you ate. It coated my throat in kind of a numbing way and that helped the food go down. My throats pain was really bad for about a week. Good luck.

    Stefanei

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  • theresa45
    theresa45 Member Posts: 314
    edited February 2017

    I can't even imagine how awful it must be throwing up when you have a sore throat or esophagus from radiation. I'm so sorry! The medication my radiation oncologist gave me was called Magic Mouthwash. It contains benadryl among other things. I didn't like the taste of the Magic Mouthwash and it had lots of preservatives, etc. in it, so I didn't use it much. Some people swear by it! I bought some aloe vera juice at the health food store. That may have helped a little. I was able to drink small frequent sips of water and soup. I was told to avoid anything spicy or scratchy (chips, nuts, etc). My esophagus felt much better after a week or so. I hope this very unpleasant side effect will be over for you soon!

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  • Shutterbug73
    Shutterbug73 Member Posts: 791
    edited February 2017

    Oh yes, this happened to me too. I also didn't care for the magic mouthwash, but I used it when desperate to eat something. I also ate a lot of bland foods...oatmeal, peanut butter toast, milkshakes. The good news is it shouldn't last too long, but you should keep your doctor updated.

    Also, make sure to take something for acid reflex, because that will make it much worse. I took over the counter Omeprozole.

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  • ABeautifulSunset
    ABeautifulSunset Member Posts: 990
    edited February 2017

    I now remember Carafate is the prescription medication I took for my radiation induced esophagitis. It's not magic mouthwash

    Stefanie

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  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited February 2017

    Yes, acid reflux is the pits and bland is good. I would also try to eat at least three hours before bedtime and nothing more after. Also no exercise right after eating.

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  • perky2020
    perky2020 Member Posts: 64
    edited February 2017

    Thank you everybody! Yes, a bit over a week and I do feel much better. The magic mouthwash helped a little but i did loose 15 lbs! Hope I keep some of it off! :) I did read somewhere that if you eat 4 teaspoons of honey before and after the radiation, throat pain is much less. Will try that if I ever have to do that again!

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