In my earlier post today, I forgot to mention my last visit at the radiation doctor's office. I don't get anything useful from the doctor, but Nurse Gary was full of information. He gave me a list of side effects and the expected time it could take for them to subside once treatments are over.
Skin - 3-4 weeks
Thick saliva - 1-5 months
dry mouth - Years (I'm hoping that this is a bit off since I've been minus one salivary gland for 12 years and have already compensated for it.)
mouth sores (if I had any) - 1-3 months
fatigue - 1-5 months (this is the one I'm most concerned about)
taste - 1-4 months. Up to 1 year. After one year I probably won't get any more back.
hair loss - could be permanent. We'll have to wait & see.
I'm working on a new list of questions for this week's appointment.
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