I'm only beginning the second week of treatment and I'm showing signs of the dreaded symptoms already...bummer. Oh, well. After all, they did say that they are treating me aggressively and throwing the kitchen sick at me; also doing both sides of my neck, so that makes me happy (in only a way only we folks could understand)!

I saw my MO today for my weekly checkup and she could see some mucositis starting on the surgical side of my tongue already. I asked her if there was anything else that I could so to slow it down and she said no. I'm already doing the salt/baking soda rinses, oral care, water, hard candy, etc. My mouth is pretty dry already, but I'm missing my left submandibular gland from my first surgery. She gave me to okay to use the manuka honey, but I'm not sure if I should use it now or later...Cheryl, I know in a previous post your told the me strength. Was it 16 or something. Please forgive me that I could not find your instructions. Oh, I also have to start using the cool mist humidifier.

Well, gotta get to bed. Another rad treatment in the a.m. I have to say that I am making friends with the mask and the machine. I even gave the linac (linear accelerator, I've just learned) a wink today, and said (in my head) "How you doin'?". Er, um that could have been partly due to the ativan, but not totally. I've gotta come up with a name for the mask and the machine before this is all over. It should give me some thing to focus on during the treatment! Gotta giggle when you can.