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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Wendy, sorry to hear your husband is struggling right now. The end and first 2/3 weeks aftr tx ends are the worst times. It will be better very soon.
Keep loading the cream onto your husband. Dont rub it in, just smooth it on and let it soak in. No matter how bad it looks, you will be surprised at when he is healed at how good it can look.
With everything your husband has gone thru, only losing 25 pounds is great. Keep pushing the fluids and nutrition so he hangs onto his weight.
Hang in there, its almost over.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
