I don't know what to do... I am saddened, depressed, frustrated and even angry that my husband is still smoking during his treatment for oral cancer. When he was diagnosed in jan I convinced him to see the doctor about a prescription to help him quit. He was prescribed Wellbutrin and told within a couple of weeks he would lose the urge to smoke. He did greatly reduce the number of cigarettes he smoked per day, but never quit altogether. I asked him to check back in with the doctor to discuss the fact he hadn't been able to quit, but he didn't do it. Now he had to take a break from radiation that started on march 20 and ended April 1st. By the 29th he started feeling a lot better and of course he amped up his smoking a lot. I hear him going out to the garage on a regular basis again to smoke... I don't think I can do this again! I know it sounds hard hearted, but I feel like he's asking for another cancer. He hasn't even been told that this cancer is gone! I don't know what to do, this whole thing has been so hard, I am heartbroken and so are our 3 kids watching this every day...I'm sorry, I just don't know what to do...


Laurie- CG to husband Jeff age 50: Stage III floor of mouth/BOT T3N1M0
Dx -1/18/13 Full dental extraction-1/24/13 1st PEG-1/30/13
2nd PEG-2/9/13 Tx start-2/13/13 weekly carboplatin/taxol and IMRT -
3rd PEG-2/15/13