Thanks for all the kind words and advice. I finished up my radiation on Monday. Said my goodbyes to all the Techs and Admin folk, gave my favorites bottles of champagne and told them that I hope never to see them again at work. Currently my mouth/throat feels like a combination of the following; just finished eating a hot slice of pizza, a sore throat and biting my own tongue.

I have been grabbing a nap 1-2 times per day (it helps having a three year old at home) as have been feeling a bit rundown.

Food still consist of oatmeal with banana and protein shakes.

I have my trainer tomorrow (for the first time in 3 weeks) so will be interested in how much I can push it.

How long did it take for most of everyones mouth to heal? I am fortunate that I did not have Chemo and that they had the lasted IGRT kit at University of Miami (have not really had much of an issue with dry mouth)

Also I was making it a point to breath through my nose when sleeping with going through radiation. Does it matter if I breath through my nose or mouth when it comes to the mouth healing?


50 yr old, male
SCC of Lymph node right side of neck - 6/30/11
Biopsy: 8/23/2011
MND Right side- 9/19/2011 - 18 nodes - 17 clear
T1N1M0 source on right tonsil tissue
HPV+
IMRT 33 sessions started 10/18/11. Finished 12/5/11
No Chemo