My husband's first three weeks of radiation were uneventful. He was taking an anti-anxiety med an hour before Tx to help with the mask. So, he was tired from the start. By the 4th week, his mouth hurt, making swallowing painful. He had a PEG put in before Tx began and started using it in the 4th week. His skin was red like a bad sunburn, and had some hair loss on the back of his head (it grew back since). He had an open sore on his skin along his incision line. The remaining weeks, 5,6 and 7, were very tough. Increased mouth pain, increased fatigue, dry mouth, and thickened secretions persisted through the 4 weeks post radiation.

To handle the side effects, he was on gabapentin and Magic Mouthwash for mouth pain. My best to you as you get through this. You can do it!