Radiation, begin week 3

Neil started week 3 today. 11 down, 6 to go. His throat is really, really sore and he has lost about 10 lbs since the start of radiation since he can barely eat. He was prescribed Miles Mixture, which has a liquid painkiller suspended in Maalox, but it only works for a few minutes before it wears off. He also has a bunch of Numoisyn samples (lozenges) but those only increase saliva production, which isn't helping much with the pain. The doctor and nurses are aware of the issues and are keeping an eye on it, but thankfully he only has treatments through next Tuesday so if he can just hang in there, he will be ok.

Had a good weekend (Neil was a trooper). We needed to get out of the house! We went to Serpent Mound and then to dinner, where Neil quelled the sore throat with a few beers and was able to eat most of his meal. It still hurt, but at least he ate well once. On Sunday we went fossil hunting and then moved a few things over from the old house until Neil was too worn out.