Hello, husband was diagnosed with squamous cell tumor at base of throat in October. He was put on chemo and radiation quickly, then treatment stopped for 2 weeks (after 4 weeks of treatment) because he is a "strong responder" which I guess means it affected him more than others. He is to resume treatment after the weekend.

Just last week after loosing 30 lbs in 35 days, he was given a feeding tube. He had terrible pain, neck skin damage and bleeding from the mouth. He has been on Fentanyl patch (25 mg) every 3 days and I was told to put on 2 patches last time for pain control.

My issue is that he has completely changed. He is like a two year old. He can't think or reason, he can do the simplest things I might ask of him, like use his "magic mouthwash" or put on his shoes. I have to watch him constantly because he can get into trouble quickly.

This is very frightening to me, and I never expected it. Has anyone experienced this?
Thanks!