Hi Kimmer. My neck was pretty burned from radiation as well. They gave me a prescription for Silver Sulfadiazine 1% Cream, and that - applied multiple times per day - really helped. Ask his medical or radiation oncologist for a prescription.

For the phlegm I kept a quart-sized squeeze bottle of saline in the refrigerator and used it to gargle often - *real* often. Having it cold really seemed to help. And having it pre-made was important because it took away the hassle factor.

Having to stop radiation is a bad thing for efficacy, so I hope you can get this resolved tomorrow. Keep fighting and hang in there!

Peter, age 62 at Dx
3/27/15 Dx T2N2aM0 Tonsilar P16+ G3 SCC
4/6/15 Full PET clear except for above
4/24/15 TOLM tonsillectomy/clear margins. Neck dissection 20 nodes (1 w/cancer & extracapsular extension)
5/28/15 PEG in
5/27 - 7/10/15 Daily Radiation to 66 units cumulative; Cisplatin weekly X 7
8/24/15 PEG out
9/24/15 Full body PET - N.E.D.
12/22/15 CT and physical exam. Continued clear.
3/11/16 Physical exam. Continued clear.
7/12/16 One year post-treatment! CT clear.
7/7/17 2 years post - still clear