On your doctor visits you can ask the nurse to use the suction machine to get the thick ropey mucous out of your throat. You will feel so much better with that stuff out of there! Your doc can write you a prescription to get one to use at home from a medical supply company. The thick ropey mucous phase lasts anywhere from 3-5 weeks post rads. One day it will just stop and you will feel great but then overnight the gunk will be replaced with dry mouth.

Chicken and stars soup goes down a little easier than the chicken noodle. Less chewing. Its still very important to get the daily minimums of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. It will help you to get thru the recovery phase as easily as you did the rads.

You are one tough guy!!! Being without a caregiver I cant believe how well you did. Keep up the good work smile

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile