Hi Shannon and welcome to OCF. I hope your husband considers checking out the posts here. I know when I realized I wasn't alone it changed everything for me... I felt so much better. I have not had radiation but I know from reading here it is so important that gets calories and water.

I've had 4 partial glossectomies and after my 3rd I hardly ate or drank anything. It just hurt too much and I was mad. When I went to the doc for my follow up he said, you either drink at least 6 cans of Ensure a day and a lot of water or I will keep you in the hospital. As soon as I started to "eat" I felt much better and started to heal much fatser. I know my story is on a lesser scale but I think the fundamentals are the same. Our bodies need nutrition and water. Does your husband have a PEG?

If your husband isn't up to getting on the computer at least you are here. The caregivers need as much support as the patients.