Scribe, I was told that during radiation the blood flow to the areas radiated will be deminished. This will prolong the healing process. So you can imagine if you were to cut yourself shaving, it could take forever to heal, or worse it could get infected, or even worse cause you to stop your treatments. For this same reason I was told to stop eating anything with sharp edges (example: tortilla chips) that could cut the inside of my mouth.

I had never owned an electric shaver in my life. After a little research, I went down to Wal-mart and got one for about $45.

As a side note, after I finished my treatment, the facial hair on my cheeks and neck did not come back. I continue today to use the electric razor to shave my mustache and chin. It takes about 2 minutes in the morning. I look at this as a benefit as I hated to shave to start with!