Biskit - welcome, sorry you have to be here, but you've found a great place for support and info. All the advice the other posters have offered is excellent. If you do get a trache the dry erase board is a terrific idea, wish I'd had one... although my tracheotomy was an emergency/surprise situation. But it's much easier than writing on countless pieces of paper!

And yes, eat up! The PEG is another great suggestion. I didn't get one and I ended up wishing I had. At the risk of putting words in his mouth, I know that were he not buried in tax season David CPA (like Christine one of the great veterans here) would advise you to get your thyroid levels checked now to establish a baseline. Also to see a dentist prior to rads to determine the state of your teeth.

If you can read some of those previous In Treatment posts please do so. Then fire away with the questions - we're here.

David2


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