His voice was gone by the end of the treatment, but back about a week later. His buring was really bad on the back of his neck and on his neck - but that had to do with an allergic rxn to the amophostine shots not the boost. On one hand the last week and week after were really hard, but on the other, easy b/c the rad was coming to an end so the light at the end of the road was bright and we could see the treatments stopping.
The couple weeks after treatment were tough b/c your body goes into major recovery, rapair mode and my hubbie was super tired and had a ton of phlem, which was choking to him. He also could not really swallow for a week after treatment ended but then was able to right away again.
4 wks after treatments ended he was eatting again, two mo after his treatments ended he was traveling and today, almost a yr later, you would never know he'd been through cancer. He works out daily, has a super busy life - lots of commitments and looks better, physically. His only real side effect is dryness of the mouth when he sleeps. His recovery was amazing.
Sometimes I think I am way more involved in the cancer thing than he is. It's my way of dealing. He didn't research his disease and spends no time online, which is a good thing b/c less info for him is more!