Hello Dr. I have gone through 10 radiation treatments to my brain and was weaning off the steroids a few days ago I lost the ability to talk intermitted, appears when I am stressed, and now experiencing a burning feeling in my right hand and right side of face also intermitted it is common
Hi ! Good morning. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. Radiation treatment causes some functional derangement of any kind of cell/tissue partly due to swelling of the cells and partly due to the damage to normal cells as well. Therefore, your present symptoms could either be due to the neural cells being affected by the radiation treatment or could be due to the original condition for which radiation treatment was advised to you. This effect could be transitional or permanent depending on the extent of its effect. If I were your doctor, I would advise you for some euro vitamins, along with a referral to a neurologist if the symptoms increase. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in solving this problem. Thanks for using the Chat Doctor forum for your health query. Wishing you an early recovery. Chat Doctor.