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i wasn't nauseous either a lot of the time, but mucous would make me gag, and it was over. i get sick easily and after radiation the cumulative effects of pain, burning and mucous made it worse. if they spray anything in my mouth, i gag. everytime he had to use that scope up my nose it was a production. i have had a problem with gag reflex even before the cancer. It passes after a few weeks, but i felt the phlem and anything more than liquid was like a trap door and set off the cough, it passed for me, but once in a great while starts up and keep sgoing till it's a dry annoying cough, it just feels something is back there with my tonsils, but the doc said it's fine? Anything else on the dry cough, please let me know. The littlest article would set it off like it knew my stomach was fed, and kept coughing till i gave anything or everything back up. The problem I had was after puking for 2 weeks, my stomach shriveled, and the trigger was in the back of my throat. Also remember the 'breath through the nose' deal when yr in the mask if you get panicky.
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Hang in there Mick, you are doing better than I did. I think they also gave me some Ventolin which also helped. If that cleared, it may relieve the problem.
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I would think the mucus is sitting somewhere in your throat Mick so heavily, it has your trigger mechanism ready. I was in hospital all that time so with the morph etc I can't exactly remember the sequence but mine certainly subsided. Guys, not sure if any of you have actually asked your docs about this medication ? I had it initially through a nebulizer i.e a funky thing plugged in that I breathed in from a tube and mouthpiece. Mick 'Fluimucil' (Generic name: Acetylcysteine enough meds to bring down an elephant but a little weed is a no-no. Its funny but you can ask,and get from any of your docs. I used a vaporizer so it didnt bother my throat at all.Simply put,it was easier to go thru with the MJ than without it in many ways-just my opinion.Its legal in CA.
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I got to where I could zone out for long periods and read or watch TV and forget my symptoms. Found myself zoning out for an hour or so on some TV show I didnt remember watching,I laughed at nothing at times-but 1 hour passed very nicely for a change. I took all the pills and liquids and the MJ was the only thing that seemed to help in almost all areas. The benefits to cancer patients are huge. Im with you Gravey, I live in CA and got my medical marijuana card ASAP after treatment started. And again, thank goodness I tried it, it truly was a miracle. It may not be for you guys, but I figured, I was already getting nailed with two of the worst poisons on the planet, it couldnt hurt to try something natural. It took away my nausea, it made me want to eat and I could even keep it down, and it also just took away the feeling miserable for at least a little while. I was on 3 nausea medications, 1 of which was actually an anti Psychotic medication that just so happened to help chemo patients with their side affects, but after I would smoke, it would do what all three of those man made drugs I was taking never did. It's up to you guys, but I found smoking some Maryjane did absolute miracles for my chemo side affects, I mean it was a literal God send. Oh yeah man, especially when I would try to brush my teeth!!! Oh man, I literally couldnt even touch the bristles of the brush to any part of my tongue without having to immediately throw up. I just got 2 liter of saline because they thought I was dehydrated. If I can keep the mucous down they think it might mean less deep hacking coughs. I can swallow fine (trying broth at the moment - one false alarm so far), but the mucous is just too much and they said it worked for another patient who had a similar problem. The suction device is what they suggested today. You are close to done with the rads, so they might be reticent but if so remind them that you will continue to cook for some time after the last treatment. You might ask your docs about the availability.
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It did not preclude SOME manual ejection of the mucous (for want of a better way to put it), but it helped a lot. In the meantime, have you considered a home suction device? I went home from surgery with a small device that did the same sort of suction (albeit weaker, I'm sure) that the docs and nurses use typically. It has returned with a vengeance and I suppose I should be grateful for that (?).
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I was a gagger long before cancer, but the surgery stopped it for a brief spell, including the period during rads and chemo.