u/God_grateful

My close relative , 77, male, tongue SCC, had reconstructive free flap surgery a month ago, now getting ready for 6 weeks of radiation at Stanford soon. No chemo. We are very scared for short term and long term side effects. Surgery was good almost going back to normal eating and speech ( his normal since he had oral lichen plants for a long time) . I’d appreciate any tip to manage radiation side effects , acupuncture, natural remedies, medication, …