ice on lip sores helps too. Boy, I have definitely been where Michael is and although I get frsutrated about how slowly I'm healing, rememebring when I felt like that reminds me how much I have healed! Michael will heal too.

Another thing for the dry lips and lip scab he might want to try--and it will also help with any sores just inside the list is Carafate--something used for stomach ulcers--swab it on throughout the day to keep then lip sore coated and it will coat it, dry it out, and protect it as he constatnly wipes his mouth ebcause of phlegm.

I was giggling when you said you underdstood some of Michael's hand gestures right away--I have a mind in the gutter sometimes... :rolleyes:

SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"