Thank You all for the replies,so I had a mandibulectomy with a fibular graft with 28 nodes removed.I am still in a holding zone until the wounds heal enough for radiation.They want to start hope fully in 10 days since the surgery was June 22. It is a lot rougher operation to bounce back from then I thought before the day of the surgery.I am still dealing with an infection in my leg and the chin is still weeping a little.I can swallow fairly well but I have had to work on it.My leg hurts more then the jaw which I dont understand yet.
On the cisplatin treatments did anyone get ill enough for a blood transfusion or hospital stay for infection?
I am concerned too about the thick mucous with the radiation, is their any meds to help and what about the burning mouth pain later in treatment, any meds that help with that. What I am on now doesn't help me much pain wise, I'm on oxycondone 10-325 every 6 hours.
Any help or info is greatly appreciated.
Best Regards to All
Herbert