Congratulations on finishing!

Regarding the dentist: My husband's last rad was on October 20 and he went for a dental cleaning on Monday (seven weeks out). While it was a bit uncomfortable, he's glad he went because he already has two small cavities. The dentist said that the mucositis, lack of saliva and especially the thrush he had in September all made those two cavities highly likely.

The next few weeks are probably going to be pretty rough, but you will get through! You will probably be very tired. Take it easy on yourself as much as you are able.


Caregiver to husband, 44, nonsmoker, nondrinker
Diagnosed 7/15/08 with BOT SCC, stage IVa.
Two positive nodes removed
Cisplatin and erbitux ended 10/15/08
Radiation over 10/20/08
Back to work 11/24/08
PEG out 12/9/08
Scans 12/2008 and 3/2009 Clear