Hi Mike, and welcome. Everything about your post gives me every reason to think you're hitting this challenge with the right attitude. And that you've got the perfect partner to help you through it.

Assume (?) they're checking your teeth prior to RT for any potential problems and to fit you with fluoride trays, and also taking a thyroid level as a baseline. You can ask your primary physician about these things if they sound new to you.

Eating up is the best advice anyone could give you right now. There's no question that you've got a tough road ahead... but you can definitely do it!

Keep us posted all along the way, ok?

My best to you.

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