Good stuff Tony. I am interested to hear how the gauze rolls help reduce the effects of radiation scatter off your fillings. I did not have them and have a small lesion on the side right part of my tongue. I started holding my tongue under the teeth in the gap at the bottom of my mouth and it helps somewhat.

Also interesting to hear they strap your feet down and your shoulders. i don't have either of those things. Betting it's just for extra stability and probably not all a bad idea.

The mask will loosen over time as you'll lose some weight.

Hang in there. You've started and now it's just a countdown till you're walking down the right side of the bell curve.

47, Non-smoker, moderate drinker
7/13 Found a lump on my neck
8/08/13 Dx HPV 16+ SCC right tonsil
8/19/13 Biopsy and neck dissection, 38 lymph nodes removed 2+ for cancer
9/23/13 Start 33 radiation treatments & 4 x Carboplatin/Taxol, 3 x Taxol only
11/07/13 Last radiation treatment
01/03/14 Post treatment CT scan looks good