 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Congrats to your husband for getting thru this so easily. Sounds like he is one of the lucky few who sailed right thru. It can take a long while for a full recovery. He will notice small improvements up to 2 years post rads. He may not get his appetite back for a while but he has to push himself to take in higher calories and hydration for the next several months. I found success in chocolate peanut butter milkshakes. They were high in calories and I had something I actually liked to drink. Try to find something he likes and hopefully it will be high in calories.
Best wishes with his continued recovery.
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  | 
