Hi, Barbara, I can't add much to what Cathy said-my husband did not want to visit with anyone from the 4th week of radiation on. It took about 6 weeks after radiation was over for him to start feeling well enough to "visit". He also got the PEG out and began eating by mouth again. I was pretty relentless about people [family] coming in the house if they had a cold- and everyone washed their hands on the way in. That being said, when John started feeling better, he went out and I had no control over that. Good luck. Amy