Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 27 | Congrats on completing your treatment!
For my husband, Silvadene cream worked wonders on his neck burns (and his were really really bad). Make sure you get the large jar prescribed. The dinky little tubes will get you nowhere.
Start swallowing food as soon as you are physically able (unless your doctor said you need to have a swallowing test first). Cereal worked well (after it soaked a while) to start with. Soups (that have cooled a little), egg noodles with butter... anything that can slide down is good.
If you are like most, you are probably having thick mucousy secretions right now (or will soon). That is typically followed by the dry mouth - which will most likely last a long time, unfortunately.
Hang in there. It does get better!
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
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