Im glad to see you are doing so well!!! The dry mouth and constant bathroom trips in the night arent fun but in time they should both lessen. The dry mouth is unfortunately what hangs around the longest. Many of us become water bottle carriers for life after rads. Hopefully yours will still continue to improve and you wont always have to have a bottle by your side at all times. Same thing goes with your sense of taste being off, in time that will get better until almost everything is the same as before rads or fairly close to it.

You have alot of healing to do still. If the pain continues make sure to tell your doc about it. For most of us, we have had pains come and go during treatment and recovery phases. Hopefully its nothing serious, just your body adjusting itself.

Keep up the good work in your working on eating. You must be doing excellent if you have been able to put on a couple pounds already. Good job!!!


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