It’s been some time since I last posted, so here goes. Completed radiation mid-July and it was horrible. I made it to say 28 before I was admitted to hospital as I could neither eat nor drink so was dehydrated and essentially felt broken. Two nights in hospital and I started eating and feeling relatively well, until two days later… From that point on I did not eat for 3 weeks; I tried to drink the hospital supplied drinks but I could barely manage 3 bottles (1200 calories daily) and as a result I was losing 2.5kg each week. Some 2 months later, I’m feeling okay; I still have pain in my jaw, my appetite is low, although I do try to eat 3 meals daily, but I am definitely eating way smaller portions and the dry mouth has definitely hit hard. I’m drinking close to 1L of water through the night as I wake and my tongue feels like sandpaper. With regards to weight loss, I was expected to lose 5% of my body weight, so 4.5kg thereabouts, but I’ve dropped closer to 23kg, which has been concerning for everybody else bar me. I appreciate all the responses offered to me through this forum, and it has been helpful to hear from others with similar experiences. Thank you.
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