I am writing this for my brother who had cancer of the supraglottis stage 2.  He needs some positive support,  and I don't know what to tell him.  He is very withdrawn and scared, I think.  His doctors have told him his prognosis is excellent, but he feels there is no improvement after his treatment was completed. Is there anyone who has gone through the same who can provide support?  He had written the following : 

I am a 68 old male and have completed a full cycle of 6 weeks of therapy for cancer of the supera glottis stage 2. It included 33 RT and 3 chemo . It is now 11 days since the end of treatment. I see no appreciable improvement. Still no taste , no smell cannot swallow anything fed by NG tube. Lots of thick secretions which causes gagging. My throat still very raw and angry
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Freddy123
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I think your brother has a level of expectation that won’t be met in the short term although I’m only two weeks in with my tonsil cancer I have had radiation  previously for prostate cancer post operatively and it took me a year to get back to some sort of normal with head and neck cancer it is even tougher

but it responds well to radiation so he should have a good chance of full recovery

I’m going through it right now and it is not pleasant that’s for sure 

I’m expecting that  it will get worse until at least two weeks after the treatment has ended  from their - I expect it will slowly improve  from there but you get no guarantees in life and we all have to just hang in there - Bottom line I wouldn’t be dead for quids and I’m going fight as best I can to try to wring some extra life out of the old horse - wish your brother well from 

me and tell him to hang tough he obviously has people around him that love him and don’t want him going anywhere just yet 

all the best Freddy

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Sri57
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Thank you so much for the prompt response.  It will help so much. 

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Freddy123
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Hey you are really welcome 

this blog is a godsend I’ve been listening to Stu’s advice so we are all sharing info 

and that is what this is about 

cheers lee

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Sri57
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I hope your treatment progresses well and that your prognosis is good. 

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