Radiation for Throat Cancer
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2014
- In 2011 I went through treatment for stage IV throat cancer. It was in my left tonsil. It is a curable cancer but the treatment is brutal and the side effects can be life changing and permanent. I post this video so that those facing this treatment and their friends and family will know what one session of radiation is like. I went through 33 rounds of radiation and 3 rounds of chemo (Cisplatin). In this video the you see the first part where I am placed on the table (my feeding tube visible under my shirt) and the radiation mask snapped down. The techs leave the room and the next part is the daily x-ray to check my position and the alignment of the machine. At 7:38 the actual delivery of radiation begins with two arcs encompassing my neck. At 11:33 the machine stops in front of my face, directing a concentrated beam directly at the tumor through my mouth. Have questions about what to expect? Contact me through the comments and I'll be glad to tell you about my experience and survival. BTW I am also an RN.
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Thank you so very much Doug!! It's the most accurate visualization available! Amazing footage! Thank you!! xoxox
Stay strong brother much love from Coachella California
Doug bradly you are so kind for sharing all your experiences. My husband got the same cancer but early stage and he is going on radiation and chemo start in 2 weeks. I wish his cancer will be gone forever. And i wish you always healthy and no more cancer forever. Thank you so much doug bradley
Is he ok now ?
Salsa December how is your husband now.. My father also go for raditiontherpy now
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Hey. Thanks for sharing this!!! How are you doing? I pray that you're well. Looks like you were almost at cured stage based on your last response. Congrats!
My father has just been diagnosed with throat cancer at age 82 and radiation therapy has been recommended. Is this man still alive? How is he doing?
Just finishing the last of my treatments. Life changing indeed!!! Tomorrow is Thankgiving and all I can do is help cook. Raincheck for next year and hopefully Covid-19 free!!! Thanks for sharing this!
Did u have throat cancer..?
@@raviteja67 Yes. Didn’t realize how much pain I was in for? In the healing stages now and it doesn’t feel any better.
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Thank you for sharing this. My father was diagnosed with laraynx cancer December 23 and passed away from acute respiratory failure 11 days later. He didnt get a chance to start his treatments. It's interesting to see the process that he would have participated in. I am so happy that you finished your treatments and are doing well.
66 years. He had been misdiagnosed for about a year.
46 years old & just started treatment for voice box cancer. 7 sessions in with 28 more to go. So far so good. No real pain to treat ( yet ) Mom’s still making me grill cheese sandwiches & I’m swallowing fine. Just have to keep properly hydrated & use the solutions & mouth rinse Dr gives me. No sunburn yet, no mouth sores, phlegm is fine, airway 100%. All I’m lacking really is a good night sleep. Probably stress. No dramatic drop in weight as I still have a good appetite. Couple light THC/CBD gummies for that😉🇨🇦. I realize it’s still early with more to come but I’m happy that my sense of well-being is staying intact. You can’t run & hide from this shit so ya just gotta be strong & fight it! I also now realize that many who go through this experience vary differently from one another. I don’t smoke tobacco, don’t drink alcohol or soda pop.
Just want to say to anyone who is scared of this treatment, that you’re tougher than you think❤All the best to you!
Hello Kevin, starting treatment tomorrow morning. Just wondering how things turned out for you?
@@e.j.c1795 Doing well EJ, thanks…but I am now without a larynx or thyroid. Unfortunately, after the ton of radiation I did, it did not take. I have myself to blame as I was too hesitant to go see a doctor earlier; which may have prevented the need for surgery. Early detection IS KEY. I wish you all the BEST with the future. One bit of advice I can give tho’ is to stay positive & do lot’s of walking if you can. Exercise has brought me back to normal. Reading before bed helped me with sleep too❤🩹
@@kevinmackay2663
Kevin sorry to hear that but thankfully you are alive. Yes early detection is key and unfortunately I think I am in that same boat your were in. I went over 2 years with a hoarse voice before I really got any medical attention. I got my first radiation treatment today, went well. I hate the radiation mask lol..I hate being off work and I hate cancer! Ty for taking the time to write back, I'll keep y'all posted , have a blessed day...oh and one last thing
The THC gummies are definitely helping 😂
Thank u for sharing, your giving me confidence and courage, just what i needed coz im scared really scared😩
thank you for sharing,may the Lord heal all the physical illness
In 2019 I was diagnosed with throat cancer. Had 7 1/2 weeks of radiation treatment with chemotherapy. I have lifelong radiation effects for example saliva glands no longer produce saliva. Can't swallow food on liquid diet. Had my third PET scan completely clear. 50% chance of recurring the first and the second year after treatment. I hit the two year milestone a while back. So now my odds dropped drastically for a recurrence of this cancer
Why did they give u only 2 years to die?
Can’t see ur reply write it again
are you doing well now !
@@mataanciiideed4046 the cancer hasn't come back so I'm okay there, however my PSA for my prostate with 7.93. made an appointment with the urologist.
I'm hoping that I don't have to fight cancer again.
Do you take liquid diet normally or is there any pipe inserted?
Doug, I'm a fellow throat cancer and radiotherapy patient. I'm making a video to go with a song I wrote about radiation. Can I use a short clip from this video please? Just a bit when you're in the machine, so nothing recognisable. Cheers, and I hope this finds you in good health - Paul Hobday
praying and believing for your total healing. That this decease will never show a sign again. my Brother in Christ just got diagnosed with HPV16 and has swelling of the toungue etc and doing Kemo now. Thanks for your transparency
Treya Cook is hpv more curable with chemo than just normal cancer cells caused vy snpking and chewing
Treya Cook
I currently have the HPV16 as well and I'm in the middle of thirty five radiation treatments and my neck on both sides is totally destroyed with blistering burns and my throat and tongue inside is even worse. For the first time I'm having to cancel my appointments for the rest of the week so my neck can possibly heal up a little. I'm also going through chemotherapy and it's certainly a miserable life for me right now, I can no longer taste or swallow any food and I'm trying to deal with a feeding tube, but that stuff is making me very sick due to the chemo I guess. I'm right now half way through my treatments and I've lost close to thirty pounds due to being sick from the chemo and the radiation damage to my throat.
@@denzilritchie2806 sir please shere my radio therapy treatment start tomorow my case throat thyroid swelling cancer ani problem come this treatment taking plese pls shere sir
@@denzilritchie2806 how are u now
I did 34 of these and 4 chemos in 2015 for tonsil cancer. Looks like the exact same room. I had pneumonia for the last 7 and still went through them. I still can't swallow food but survuved.
How are u
If you can't swallow food...then whats your diet...Is there any pipe inserted through nose for liquid food passage
Thank you for sharing now I know what my husband goes through 😞.
Where was this? Looks like where I went to MD Anderson.
something about machines like that scare me.
Cooldude 265 Thought I was the only one
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something must be wrong with me, I think they are fascinating! I actually liked my MRI for example (I know it's a completely different machine, but they make a lot of noise too). and while I think they are awesome, the reason we need them is not even close to being awesome.
Don't let them fool you into think they're a harmless machines along with the good that they provide. I've currently just passed the middle mark of under going 35 scheduled treatments. I'm also now canceling my radiation appointments for this week due my neck being so radiation burned and blistered that I can't even wear a shirt. I get my treatments every day and my shirt sticks to my skins then dries and rips off the wet blistered skin. I just received a prescription cream and it's helping a little, but there is no way I can allow this condition to get any worse without taking a week off to allow it heal. They want me to continue with my treatments but there is absolutely no way. If I did, I really believe it would literally burn me so bad that it would scar me for life. I'm already fearing permanent scaring from the serious blistered burns that I already have. I can't imagine how it will look and feel after fifteen teen more treatments? My neck on both sides already looks like it was deliberately burned with a propane torch and is so painful it's unbearable. I'm also getting chemotherapy that make be very sick with vomiting. And you can trust that the inside of my throat is burned worse than the outside, and when I get sick it feels like my head is being ripped off. I'm also in power chair due to a serious spinal injury that has caused me nineteen spinal surgeries, and at times I believe these cancer treatment are worse. I've never went through so much pain and discomfort in my life, so you can trust that I have grown to hate these machines!
never had one but yeah it scares me too
I had throat and tongue cancer. Doctor Fowler the oncologist at Campbelltown hospital saw me through the treatment successfully. The worst part of the treatment was the preparation for the treatment. The radiation and immunotherapy treatment was acceptable. I’m now in remission, so thanks to Campbelltown cancer therapy.
I'm from SA my mom has been diagnosed with throat cancer and she can't eat not drink water sometimes, they keep taking her a treatment but it seem like she's getting worst and the treatment is nothing like this...
I had the same treatment for cancer of both tonsils, 30 sessions of radiotherapy and two doses of Cisplatin back in 2019 . The treatment really is quite brutal , especially after the 4 week mark . The burning caused by the radiation makes eating nearly impossible so yes I had an NG tube as well for months after end of treatment . It is now coming up the 5 year all clear and still have many of the side effects though slowly getting mostly back to what used to be normal . To be honest even though I was put on the same machine as the one in this video I had absolutely no idea what it was actually doing as I was always strapped to the table under the mask and at end of cycle they would always unpin the mask and tell me not to jump off the table as it was still raised , and every day for every treatment I would tell them not to worry , that I didn't think they lowered the ceiling . Twice I was admitted to the cancer ward for an extended stay and the trip to the radiotherapy was always utmost priority , same during the all day chemo infusion where they simply held off hooking up the Cisplatin infusion until I returned from radiotherapy as it was too poisonous to be pushing through the crowded hospital corridors .
Your stage?
What are the Yellowish dots in the center of the machine for?
thank you for sharing this video
God bless you bro
I have squamous cell carcinoma on my right tonsil, said to have been discovered early and lymph nodes "look" fine. I am legally blind and half deaf and am rather anxious about what's to come. I'll try to be brief: Zinc supplements? Is it standard to radiate the entire throat when the tumor is localized? Is it OK to request a stomach peg feeding tube? Thank you!
Did you do treatment for your cancer my dad was just diagnosed with the same thing today same right side as well what's the treatment consist of curious how rate% is. Please answer if possible
I had 35 treatments of radiation. Totally painless. However, after the radiation was over, the wounds began to heal and that made eating and drinking difficult. Luckily I had no chemotherapy. My dentist recommended I put on 10lbs. ASAP because of the difficulty in eating. Also, note that radiation destroys bone marrow.
how are u now days? I hope your doing well
I would like to know how you doing. Iam about to start week 3 of chemo and radiation, Iam starting to have dry mouth and my tongue a swollen.
Doug, I have been diagnosed early july after removal of R tonsil with 32mm growth that was malignant. A week ago, I had PET scan that was clear of showing any evidence of cancer cells . I declined the radiation treatment based upon what my research had shown me and the fact that dentist wnated to remove several teeth for which I have no problems with currently. I watched my father go thru years of therapy for cancer and then die. If this is site specific treatment and there are no evident cell showing- then what would they target and what would be the benefit of going thru all this hardship and likely permanent damage?
My uncle is currently in the ICU holding on for dear life after just 15RTs. He has an unknown brain infection as well as ketoacidosis He opted for the RT even though the small growth on his vocal cords was inconclusive for cancer. Radiation also killed my grandmother- burned through her bladder to her colon; she had a horrible last few months
Please people do your research. There are cures for cancer; vitamin C (lots) and b17 (apricot kernels)
RT is barbaric
How are u now?
I have tounge cancer after radiation therapy my siliviva doesn't make good what can I do for get more siliviva pl help 14 month ago for radiation
Doug, I sincerely hope you are doing well! Would love to know more about your journey. My fiancé was just diagnosed with tonsil cancer, spread to a nearby lymph node. We are very scared. Would like to know how you’re doing and if you got all function back. I’m an RN also.❤
Hey Dianne, Hope I got the spelling correct. Could you email me at dougb61@gmail.com I'd love to tell you all about the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Ihad back of tongue in 2018, U PENN did surgery, had 30 radiation treatments....lynph nodes taken at surgery....have some swallowing problems, otherwise im doing great!?
@@eightthirtystudios may i ask if you lost salivation and taste buds?
You had it easy! I had to be put in a tube like a torpedo and that sucked. Throat and again tongue cancer 5 years apart.
How are u and what was ur cancer symptoms
Thank you, Doug, for sharing. I have stage 1 B squamous cell HPV cancer and will be having surgery to remove it and also the lymph nodes. Its on the right side of my neck. My surgeon stated it should be a pretty cut and dry surgery but I still have a 60 percent chance Ill need Radiation. 5 days a week for 7 weeks. You looked very upbeat and positive and I hope things are still going well for you. God Bless.
Just think you could have bypassed the surgery if you had to radiation too.
How are u now
how are you now ? hope you doing well 👍🏽
Going through it now. I'm at -13 out of 33 sessions. What do you mean with "At 7:38 the actual delivery of radiation begins with two arcs encompassing my neck. At 11:33 the machine stops in front of my face, "? this video stops at 10:06. Thanks.
How much does that machine cost?!
My youngerfather suffer his 3rd stage of throat cancer. Now doctor recommend to 14 radiation.can you tell me how much of chances to live my father? Chances percent for back to his normal life.plz tell me🙏
My friend is going through this as I write this. They never did find the tumor but they did remove his lymph node which is how they found the cancer. Hopefully he isn't going through all of this treatment stuff for nothing. Any advice?
How is he
thanks man
10 minute session! Sheesh! I wish. I had 45 minutes sessions twice a day for a month. I hated when they clamped me down to the table with my mask.
i hope..that machine is available at e-bay with free shipping all over the world...
Sir,did you face mout users.
Any idea on cost?
why they don't cover eyes of patient??
My sister is having radiation on her neck and they do not put a mask on her, don't know why, but they don't. 🤔
ask them, it is your right.
some patients can,t lie down on couch, how will you treat , you are only showing general treatment. treat palliative case and upload .
Doug Bradley sir i need your help. My father has squamous cell carcinoma. He has been smoking and drinking alcohol for now 40+ years, he is 53 surprisingly. After studying about chemo and radio we decided to go for natural remedies like ayurvedic but it has not been working. Now he can't eat properly (can not swallow, idk what comes back from his mouth when he tries to eat). He still smokes and doesn't listen to us. Dr have guided us to go for the treatment but we re still scared. I seriously need your help. Please reply.
If he's still smoking even after that, then he's a very dumb person, who does not care for you enough to combat the addiction.
He can have the cancer removed surgically. Burdock root tea black walnut are very good for cancer and also Essiac tea look into.
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Addiction loves very intelligent people
How is ur dad
PS: time is now August 2021. I hope you are well.
cool machine
360° is he alive?
Hey bro I got the same problem in the left side of my neck is it. Very painful that process I'll pay for it if it if so
You know pretty much what's the paint Factor going to the whole process brother
Im here for any info i passed this process brother
@@arsenal2death bro can i get your number please or any email id please bro
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@@arsenal2death bro can i call u in whatsapp 🙏
my mother has stage 4 throat cancer and she has a trache and feeding tube plus alot of other health problems how curable is the stage 4 cancer she is just now setting up appointments for chemo and radiation and the dr told me she may have between 6 to 8 months to live
samantha goodman is she alive?
she Will be back soon on the grace of god
samantha goodman she is healthy now??
my father died of throat cancer on 2016
give him organic carrot juice 2 time daily...and follow doctor instructions...allah know best
I'm in chemo know 5 treatment already My appointment is called Chemo Monday.
I didn't know Scarlett Johansson worked doing radiation
Think's
I had my first treatment with a mask and it freaked me out and I didn't go through with until monday when i go back for another try. They prescribed me attivan but I am very nervous and scared to wear that tight mask that they lock onto the gurney. It's a 20 to 30 minutes treatment from 5 to 20 days. I dont know if i can do it. Anyone here have any advice for me?
Gilbert Sanchez, my sister has throat cancer. I found a Facebook page for head and neck cancer. Got lots of replays to my questions. I'd go there, or find others who are dealing with this terrible affliction. My sisters Dr. Told us very little on what to expect as far as side effects. My sister is 75 years old and I think the Dr. Didn't want to scare her, but her not sharing what to expect lead to more complications. Go to those who can share what they have done to help themselves. God bless you, I hope and wish you the best.
Gilbert Sanchez I am extremely claustrophobic and I am suppose to start next week unfortunately I will rather die before I put that mask on my face 5 days a week for 7 days..good luck to you
Gilbert Sanchez i had 35 treatments with the mask it was very tough. I just had to find my happy place. i lost a little hair. And my saliva gland dont work but i just kept my eye on the prize. Im alive and alot stronger then i thought your sronger then you think. Find your happy place
god bless my friend.and Speedy recovery
I did it for 32 days ..it was a bit boring ..but now the horrible things have all gone .:) good luck Gilbert .
Mike Freer you are cure now??
Did they give you something to make you fall asleep and not feel the pain during the radiation, also was it painful afterwards?
+Bubble Baka the individual treatments last less than 10 minutes , you don't feel any pain during the treatment but there are a lot of side effects. Please read my reply to Fida Khan above. Thank you.
Doug Bradley y 8 guess d the
Doug Bradley my father is 60 and he found a lump while shaving. it was cancer in his lymph node that has started in his tonsils. he opted for surgery. they scraped out the cancer but it spread. now they are going to do radiation and chemo. can you please contact me so I can understand how bad it is going to get?
I did feel a slight warming of the neck whilst the beams where on but afterwards it was like tooth ache for a while.
I have medullary thyroid cancer.
The put a blanket over me just below my radiation mask. I had 31out of 35 treatment the stop because I got frayed around my neck.
Sir Ani problem this treatment taking my case troat thyroid sweeling cancer my radio therapy start tommoro please shere sir
I began radiation tomorrow Dec.14th 2017. I have cancer right vocal cord. any advice? I am frightened
i hope your getting better now, i hope for the best result for you, it might be tough for you, i will surely send my prayers, just believe in Jesus Christ, i dont know if you know him or not, or if you believe in him or not , but what i know about him base on my experiences is that, he is capable of doing like healing, i recommend you to believe in him. give it a try
Update maggie? :/
Hey im a cancer survivor and i been through this shit... nasopharynx cancer in the neck and nose tell me how u been
How are you man?
@@arsenal2death Damn!
You should try vitamin B17 (apricot kernels) and sulforafane (broccoli sprouts)! No side effects!
Yep, been there done that (plus chemo) damn near killed me. Now it lung cancer. I don't expect to survive this time. Ain't life a kick in the pants?
May God bless all from such a bad disease
May God protect us all from such a bad disease
i am 13 i got bone tumor i know the power of chemo i don't how radiation fells can any tell me but don't worry i am free from cancer i dont have tumor
Radiation kills cells by its rays.
deepthi sharma i know that it contains pains or not
It does not hurt but it has side effects ...Like the place where it is given may feel like burning.. skin may be ichy.. or you may feel nausea, fever etc . Your bones may become weak. It all depends but I guess it's not painful .
Take care of yourself . Enjoy life and you will be disease free for the rest of your life.
deepthi sharma i don't have tumor one thing u r doctor or any else
Oops forgot 6 hour's on Mondays.
hair fall occurs or not
Prathamesh V. Narayan radiation does not cause hair loss. That is chemo
Mostly woth chemo not radio
Is good 👍
I want to work with you radiotherapist.
Sir Throat thyroid swelling cancer radio therapy treatment taking come ani problem please sir shere
Science brings our civilization forwards. It's darwinism.
hello
I JUST WENT THROUGH THIS IS WAS ROUGH
James Ropon so as you're going through that first process is very painful like the actual radiation you can feel it
Me too man last session was march 31 im cured of this now thank god.. went through hell and ice and got out of it... are u dojn alright?
technology now...
Olive Dog terrefiying right?
hi
not painful you just can not move at all
sorry let me rephrase it kills your saliva glands mine are still not right ur neck gets a bad sunburn ( use the cream and spy thy give you ) ask for more b4 you run out to swallow its not easy it HURTS take the pain med but don't rely because youse ur body has to heal drink liquids as much as u can listen to your Dr . be blessed good luck
God bless u man i hope ur doing good
did your hair fall out?
eric campbell Mine did
Sir, i want to talk with you please Respond me..
+Shubham Tiwadi Hi, I'm sorry I am just now seeing your post. How can I help you?
+Doug Bradley
my mother is on first stage n Dr recommend this treatment for her
what's your opinion about this treatment
what were the side effects
do u feel any pain during this radiation
plz do share how is life after this treatment????
+Doug Bradley actually my dad is suffering from left tonsil cancer lvl2 stage, so I just wanted to know weather is it curable or not?
since the treatment has started, daily radiation and weekly 1 chemo..
please respond to Me..
Thank yoi
+Fida Khan No pain for first 2 weeks, later she will have little pain but yes doctor will prescribe a painkiller for that, and your mom should take lots of proteins at that time, their are many side effects of this treatment.
my dad is also suffering from from cancer, thats why I shared my views with you.
and sorry for my bad English 😛
+Shubham Tiwadi oh thank u so much
I was about to search for what should and should not eat duri g this radiation
no your English is fine
u r Indian right
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Anisa Mahfoodh my mail is mbhaftu@iscksa.com
don't misleading suffering patient. if there scientific proof they will practice hospital and gain huge cash 💶
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