 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sorry to hear your husband is still struggling. A full recovery can take 2 years. Most OC patients are considerably better after about the 6 month post rads point. Even at 3 months post rads alot of patients are doing pretty good and working to return to their old lives. Everything will become easier as time goes on. We all respond in our own unique ways to treatments and medications. Your husband can help speed up his recovery thru good nutrition including high protein powder to help heal. I can tell you that mouth sores can be extremely painful. Rinsing with 16 oz warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt will help his mouth to heal.
Best wishes with the rehab center!!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
