D, sounds to me as though you've gotten great treatment and are well on the way to recovery. Congratulations. At six weeks post-rads I was still weak as the proverbial kitten, so you're doing very well indeed. I'll leave it to others to comment on the tube as it's something I didn't have (but in retrospect kind of wished I had). The fact that you're swallowing liquid nutrition and adding fruit is fantastic!

The neck burns are probably unavoidable. Have you tried silver sulfadiazine? It's been around awhile but it works very well, you might ask your docs about it.

Glad you're here with us under very tough circumstances. We're all in your corner.

David 2

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18