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| | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | If your husbands mouth sores are from the radiation, the sores should not be there permanently. It just takes time to heal. For most patients, they can never recover as fast as they think they should. A major contributing factor in all of this is his intake. After what your husband has been thru it can take a full 2 years for his body to bounce back. Every single day he should be taking in 2500 calories and 48-64 oz of water. I also suggest having a long chat with his physician, specifically asking about radiation mucositis. Heres another link that may be helpful.... Main OCF site -- Complications of Treatment
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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