Sue, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's situation and my thoughts are with you both. I used prescription viscous lidocaine to numb my mouth prior to drinking the complete nutritional drinks that on this side of the ocean go by various brand names, the most widespread being Ensure and Boost. But there are plenty of generics and I'm sure you can find some. The lidocaine was the only thing that helped me to get anything down, and I still lost 30 pounds.

Please keep writing and asking questions. We're part of your family now and we're here to help.

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