Thank you all so much. We finally had success this time. He had to cough for four days, but thank God it's out. He did have to remove his collar. I found he had not been using the saline solution as often as he should and big sister cleaned his plow for that (ever so gently, of course). I will recommend the steam shower the next go around and leaning over when he coughs. He is 2 months out from surgery. He has had horrible headaches and we were sent to a local pain clinic which suggested a nerve blocking shot that would bring relief for a few months. His wife is in the process of seeing if that is okay with MD Anderson. Have any of you had the shot? What's the opinion on it?
Thinking of you all,
Tonya