Difficulty eating after radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer

The food we eat must pass through the throat. If the food is not clean, it is easy to develop laryngeal cancer in the long run. Laryngeal cancer is a very serious malignant disease. How should it be treated after it occurs? In addition to the necessary surgical treatment, what other nursing measures should we take to help the patient recover? The following is an introduction to this issue.

How should we take care of ourselves when we suffer from laryngeal cancer? For a disease like laryngeal cancer, it is not enough to rely on treatment alone. We should also pay attention to the care of laryngeal cancer patients. Only in this way can we help everyone get rid of the pain brought by the disease as soon as possible. However, how should we take care of ourselves when we suffer from laryngeal cancer? Let us introduce it to you below.

What are the nursing measures for patients with laryngeal cancer?

1. For laryngeal cancer care, observe the bleeding tendency. If the neck blood vessel ligation is found to be slipped or the innominate vein or artery is ruptured and bleeding, press the bleeding point immediately, report to the doctor immediately and actively cooperate with the rescue.

2. If symptoms such as sudden local swelling, extreme difficulty breathing, and increased pulse rate occur, it should be considered that the cancer is necrotic and bleeding and is compressing the trachea. Notify the doctor in time and prepare for treatment immediately.

3. Nursing for laryngeal cancer: After surgery, it is strictly forbidden to eat or drink water through the mouth. Do not swallow saliva. Keep the mouth clean to promote wound healing. Pay attention to whether there is exudate and bleeding in the wound, pay attention to changes in body temperature, and prevent anastomotic fistula.

4. Before surgery, you should have a comprehensive physical examination regularly and timely according to the doctor's instructions, and observe whether there are any discomfort symptoms in your body. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are very necessary before surgery to promote the smooth progress of the surgery.

After reading these introductions, you should know how to care for laryngeal cancer patients. When treating laryngeal cancer, you must also pay attention to the above care work, so that you can recover your health as soon as possible. You should work under the guidance of a doctor at ordinary times, so that you can achieve a good treatment goal.

The food we eat must pass through the throat. If the food is not clean, it is easy to get laryngeal cancer in the long run. Through the above introduction, we all understand how to care after laryngeal cancer occurs. If the disease occurs, we should pay attention to various aspects of life, and help patients face the disease actively. Only in this way can the disease be cured as soon as possible.