I drank water throughout treatment and for the first couple months afterwards. But, soon after my mouth accepted my carbonated drinks again and it's my drink of choice. I drink caffeine free pepsi 99% of the time but I do try to get in some water. Believe it or not, water drys my mouth out, it's the strangest thing.

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.