Hello, friends,

I don't post here much anymore but we have a situation that I wonder who else may be experiencing the same. My husband is almost 6 years post DX. Things have settled down for him as he has not had any infections in about 6 months.

What is plaguing him now is that his mouth opening has significantly decreased in the last 6 months. For the last couple of years, he has been doing stretching exercising a few times a day using a cork between his teeth. That has been somewhat successful until now. He can barely get the cork between his teeth as the effects of radiation are rapidly making this almost impossible.

Meals are more difficult as the space in which to place food in his mouth is so small. He wants to get a few opinions from different surgeons to find out if they can release the tightness. Of course, my concern is the distinct possibility of infection as this has been his nemesis.

In the meantime, I am going to plan more meals that are of smooth consistency. Got to get myself a VitaMix. I remember Charm really loved having the same meals as his family with that appliance. Chewing has become very difficult for him and getting a fork in his mouth is near to impossible.

Has anyone else had a similar issue and what are you doing to address it?

Radiation...the gift that keeps on giving. My best to all-

Anita