Eric completed his first week of radiation. I have to admit that I am worried for him as he didn't tolerate this week that well and all indications are that the worst is yet to come. He is still eating solid foods but his nausea is bad.

Although IMRT is available he wasn't a candidate for IMRT as they want to cover a broad area on both sides of Eric's neck. To attempt to mimimize the loss of salivery function he is taking amifostine, salagen and zofran to manage the nausea. Unfortunately the nausea is still causing daily vomiting which makes eating and nutrition difficult.

I knew this was coming, I know this would be hard, but seeing the onset of the initial symptoms makes the reality of how intense radiation is really set in. I am off to Target to buy a humidifer today.

I hope you all have a good weekend... he is as it is nice not to have a radiation appointment today!

Jack