Hi Deb,

My dad was diagnosed w/stage 3 oral cancer in Jan 10. He had 35 radiation treatments, and I believe twelve chemo treatments. His long term stats are good according to his oncologist & radiologist, but he still feels pretty terrible. His last chemo was on 4/12/10, and last radiation was on 4/16? Somewhere that week. He is on the tube, and pretty much refuses to eat much of anything. He say his tongue is painful. Like on fire. He is 70 yrs old. Never been sick and a non smoker for eight years. Extremely active. Now, he just sits in his chair watching tv. Kind of miserable. I absolutely refuse to ask how he's doing, cause I know he's very down, and still in alot of pain. When does it go away?