Finally - 30 rads done for my husband, but not without some difficulty. After 15 rads he had to stop for a week due to an infection. Then another infection after rad #28, stopped for another week. Finally he completed the last two this week.

And yes - he took his mask home. It is so close to Halloween, he couldn't resist.

Between the rads and the infections, his reconstructive surgery has taken a real beating and while we knew before he started radiation that he would have to have another free flap done to reconstuct the mandible, it now looks rather scary.

In order for the infection(s)to continue to drain, the surgeon has me packing a hole in his chin in order to keep it open for drainage.

Another hole below his chin is showing a portion of the bone from the reconstruction, and in another section the bone looks like it is very near the surface. The bone that has already broken thru the skin is showing about 1/2 inch in length and about the size of a spagetti noodle in diameter.

I don't know how long he can go with the bone exposed in this manner but we will see the surgeon again in 10 days.