Hi all,

Well you were all so right about the first week after treatment. I have not been telling my husband about all that you have said. I did not want to dampen his spirits. He had to remain positive to get through the radiation and chemo. His mouth is not any fun now. He has sores on the side of his tongue, right side in particular and when he does his fluoride at night, he almost hits the ceiling for a short time until he can rinse it. I have the Manuka honey and have for awhile. It did not appeal to him up until now because it is to thick and sweet and he is very worried about it staying on his teeth. I did coax him to try to start using it. He is willing now but is it too late?
I am staying home with him this week and we will just have to be strong, especially him, I am not the one in pain.

Any other ideas for those sores? He keeps asking me if this will be two weeks or more and says "do you know something I don't know?" Frankly I just tell him that everyone is different, which sounds like the doctor but I really do not know what else to say. I try to remind him that he did very well for the majority of his treatment and at least that part is behind us.

Will be tougher now but I guess that is how this dreaded treatment and disease goes.

EllenB