Davidcpa, thanks for the reply. I don't think we all realized how long a recovery period this was going to be. We all thought the treatment part was the bad time and it would all be downhill from there. What a shock it has been to find out that it is getting worse not better. If someone would have explained that part better maybe it would not seem so bad. The doctors seem surprised that his throat is still so raw and bleeding. What do you think when the doctors act confused??