Hey David. I remember u saying that you did the radiation without a peg. Do you have any suggestions on how she can eat or what she could try. It seems like that alcohol mouthwash she used for a day made her sores extremly bad in her mouth. Her lips and tongue are swollen and really red. She has sores everywhere in her mouth now. Anything she puts in her mouth hurts. Her eating has declined rapidly. She is seeing the dr tomorrow but are these side effects normal or alittle extreme? She really doesn't want to continue at this point with radiation and I am at a lose for words of encouragement. Only because I do not know if these side effect are normal. Any information would be so helpful. She is almost done. She has 13 treatments left. Oh and what do you think if the dr's give her a week off from radiation? They were contemplating doing that. It seems to me that on her off days is when the sores get worse. Again thanks!! Hope you have a good day.


CG to Sister (42). Smoker quit @ diagnosis Dx 4/20/10 SCC T2N0M0, Rside of tongue Hemigloss R neck dis, all nodes removed 6/2/10, Trach and NG in, home 6/8/10,8/18/2010 start erbitux x6, 30 IMRT end 10/11/10 with only 3x erbitux due to reaction and one week off of rads
1/10/2011 Clear PET!!!