Hi Jen,
I am 8 weeks post up with a neck disection and a pech flap. I just started radiation two days ago. I am able to eat solid food but it is a slow process and my mouth gets sore. I have a peg tube and am inputting 8 to 10 cans of Jevity per day. If I had to eat 3000 calories per day it would take me all day to eat. I'm told I have to eat to exercise my new mouth muscles and thats what i'm doing. I have trouble opening my mouth real wide like pre-op but it's getting better. I went out for dinner yesterday after radiation with my brother and he was done eating a cup of soup and a steak sandwich and I was about 1/3 done with a bowl of soup and about 1/5 done with a hamburger.
As you can see real slow going.

I am a roofing and siding estimator and I made enough pre-op 7/31/03 that I am covered until next March, which is about 5 months post rad. I plan on being ready to work mid March. My wife is a nurse and we were always frugal so we are lucky that way. I wish your husband all the best, Dan