About to start radiation therapy for inoperable SCC of the palate. I think.

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16. Update on treatment

After a very long and contentious negotiation period where the head radiation oncologist finally realized I can’t swallow without the retainer - he actually said to me you should have told me - they agreed the tube and the pencil therapy with protons was required. Completed my second treatment yesterday. Dry mouth and mucous, really sore muscles. Oh well. We’ll see what happens. Another friend that just completed treatment with standard radiation and chemo said he was exhausted after treatment two. But he got chemo and standard radiation. I’m just working until I can’t I guess. So many teenage boys there being treated like 19 and 20. Wow.