I love kefir. Since the last two-three weeks of treatments, however, it is incredibly painful to drink it - it causes an awful burning sensation. I haven't had it in weeks, so it's possible that it's gotten better, but I'm afraid to try. There's got to be some acid there that's not good for my irradiated mouth. Boo.


38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear