"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | HI there... you had the same surgery and are having the same treatment I did. I know it's like stepping into a whole different world. You are almost at the half way point. This is when it begins to get hard. Mouth sores and everything. Protein is very important - invest in a protein powder and maybe make yourself a shake once or twice a day to help with healing and immunity. Hydration and nutrition is very important during treatment. Rinse your mouth frequently. I found lukewarm temperatures helped the best. Go for mild and blandish foods and flatten club soda and drink it if you can... it helps heal and sooth, and clean, and hydrate. Hugs and welcome... you'll get through it.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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