Hi, and thanks for the encouragement. The doctors think he's doing well, but unfortunately Gordon doesn't and thinks he's having a major setback (which he is, but it appears to be temporary). With his mental health issues, this is very hard to deal with for both of us. On top of this, he's dealing with some nasty withdrawal symptoms as he's being weaned off the Fentanyl patch.

I think what I was trying to ask, in a very circuitous fashion, was if anyone has experienced an outbreak of ulcers (mucosal breakdown) in the throat weeks or months after treatment has finished.

If you have, is there anything you tried that helped? Apparently these ulcers take a couple of weeks to heal, but we'd like to help it along if possible.
Thanks, Anne



Anne - CG to Gordon (59), non-smoker/non-drinker. SCC, BOT, HPV 16+, stage 3. Jan./10 - radical neck dissection to remove 48 lymph nodes, 1 node pos. Apr. 23/10 - finished 35 rad. and 3 cisplatin. Jul. 22/10 - PET scan clear.