Hello everyone, I hope that anyone out there reading this post is doing as well as can be expected during and after cancer treatment. I am just finishing week 2 of a 7 week radiation treatment plan for throat cancer. My side effects have just started to show. One of the hardest things for me has been the radiation treatment mask. I am very claustrophobic so the mask has been the biggest hurdle for me. I am also having a very difficult time swallowing just about anything right now. I have figured out that room temperature is best to avoid pain from drinking. Also of course, anything soft is much easier to eat now. If you are going through a similar treatment plan please take care of your mouth. Mine is starting to feel like a war zone!..lol I have a great team of nurses and doctors helping me through this treatment. I pray everyone else out there has a team as great as the people working on me! I try to stay hydrated and busy as to not let this cancer treatment get to me. Please practice relaxation techniques if you are suffering from the radiation mask claustrophobic effects before treatment, drugs help also. I will pray for you all everyday and night as well as your caregivers and family so please do the same for me. Love Jesus and everyone around you no matter how bad things get. We will beat this cancer BS together! Much Love, Bryan ... View more