Denise, I'm sorry to read that things have gotten tough so quickly. Great advice from the veterans here on the nutrition and mask issues. For me it was my nose and the solution was a hole cut in the darn thing to accommodate it. But I do recall now that the first one was overall too tight and they had to make me a second. So that's certainly an option for you.

I also brought in my iPod and small speakers when I went on The Ride. Really saved my life in there.

Keep drinking the water, order the VLC and above all - courage! I know you have it in you to get through this. We're all here for 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