Bill,
Lidocaine is great but only for short term relief as I am sure you know. You need some stronger and longer lasting stuff if you are on the frits this early on.

Look at the bright side this is 13 less rads you have to have now

Best

M

Hang in there Bill...one day at a time. Soon you will be walking out the door from your last treatment.

Stay strong and don't hesitate to ask for proper pain meds...you will need them.

Deb

Bill,

I wish you all the best with your upcoming tx. My hubby has just finished his first week of radiation. He ate everything he loves before going into this knowing it would be a long time before he might enjoy his favorite foods again. He loves BBQ and being down south we have a lot of BBQ places to hit. I think we've got them all covered now ~grin~. His tx time is in the afternoon so we've taken to leaving early and hitting a favorite restaurant before tx. It makes the afternoon more pleasent having a good meal together first.
To help with calorie intake I've taken to making dishes with lots of sauces and gravies. I use heavy whipping cream and half and half and unsalted butter in the recipes. Lots of pasta with cream sauces, sauteed veggies, and loaded baked potatoes and homemade gravy. Only problem is, I'm eating this with him. ~giggle~ By the time this is all done I'm gonna be as big as a house and he's gonna be, "a lean, mean fighting machine!" Also baked goods like brownies, cheese cake, cookies and breads like bananna bread and the like work real well. And you can also add lots of extra healthy stuff into them. Like wheat germ, protien powder and fruit juices.( fruit that may irritate your mouth if you were to drink it seems to not to irritate the mouth if added as the liquid in breads.)
I've never liked cooking or baking. But have found I really enjoy trying to find and create high calorie healthy meals and treats right now. Its been a lot of fun and helps me feel as if I'm actually helping him somehow in this. the biggest problem for me is there is so little I can actually do to help him thru this. But this? I can do!