Those are all good suggestions. Have any of your docs or nurses suggested viscous lidocaine? I had so many sores during RT that they all just kind of ran together, and swishing the lidocaine was the only thing that allowed me to swallow any fluids.

Christine's suggestion of a Fentanyl patch is a good one and frankly I'm surprised they haven't offered it to you.

Hang in there, buddy. The few weeks or a month after radiation can be just as tough or even tougher than the last week of actual treatment. But it will get better, guaranteed.

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 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18