Hi Liz,

This isn't typical and I would ask to see the doctor tomorrow when you go to radiation. It seems too early for it to be this severe. Definitely speak to the nutritionist as well. If solid food is too hard for him at any point I would try liquid formulas. We put a lot of things in the blender and added water till we got a consistency Jack could tolerate. Have they given him anything for pain?

Regards JoAnne

JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.