 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Hi Traci.
Hope today is a better day. Right now is the hardest time of treatments. It still be rough for about 2 or 3 weeks after treatments are finished. Then your husband will start to feel a little better day by day.
The yellow stuff could be from the infection. Has the doctor given you anything to put on the radiation burns? I used beta-val cream which worked wonders as there are no scars at all.
Try your bet to think positive, no matter how difficult it gets. You know you arent the bad guy here, you are trying your best to take care of your husband. Looking out for his best interests isnt easy. When he is feeling so lousy, he doesnt mean to take it out on you. This will be over soon and things will be better. Being a caregiver can be an awful, thankless job. We are here for you too, hang in there.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
