Thank you so much, Paul and Christine.
I am very grateful for any tips and suggestions of any kind.
My husband has a lidocaine rinse which he is using on the sores. We might be using it wrong as it doesn’t seem to help him much. He has tried swishing and spitting as well as dabbing it on the sores with a q tip. Because of dental alignment issues from his mandibulectomy last February, he is already on soft foods. He says his toothbrush hurts so we will shop for a new softer one today. He has gotten mixed messages from the dental team about using a water pik.
So far, his appetite is still good but I am continually waiting for the other shoe to drop.
He is being treated in NYC so for now we are walking to treatments. The hospital is actually moving his treatment to a facility closer to where we are staying just by coincidence.
I am planning an afternoon off tomorrow when a friend of his comes to visit.
This forum has been so helpful to me. Thank you for all of the work you do to keep it going.