The mask needs to be tight, and it left marks on me too - tight but not painful.

I found a couple of things really helped get through it. I either had music on (I made a cd of some of my favs for them to play when I was in there) or I sang hymns to myself. As we count down the days of treatment, it actually goes by fairly quickly. One foot at a time, one day at a time, you get through it.

Donna

Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)