Welcome to OCF, Stacey! Glad you have found this site to help you both get thru everything. Im sorry your husband is beginning to feel the effects of his treatments.

Nutrition and hydration will play a huge role in how easily he gets thru this. Every single day he needs at least 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. If he does not have a feeding tube this can be tough to get down especially when his throat is sore. On the main forum pages there is a green box for Amazon. If you click that and go thru this for shopping, OCF will get a 6% kick back which can greatly help us to help you. The reason Im telling you about the link is that when I was doing radiation I would use Carnation very High Calorie, this is now made by Boost. Its still the same price about $44 a case. Each can is 560 calories so that may be something you would want to order for him to drink. If he is still able to eat he may be able to eat away with only about 3 of these per day for now. If things get more difficult for your husband, then he would need to drink 5 a day to get enough nutrition.

Along with the feeding tube (which can still be given if necessary) there is the nasal tube. That one requires no surgery and its more of a temporary measure. Keep that in the back of your mind if you see him begin to really struggle with his intake. Pay very close attention to what he takes in so he doesnt over estimate his intake. When feeling bad, a patient can easily think they have taken in enough. It happened to me and I should have known better.

Best wishes with everything!