Saturday Morning - day 3 after finishing treatment

Dave has had a miserable few days. His neck is extremely sore and tight, to the point that he doesn't want to turn his neck or even talk. Wednesday and Thursday he was able to get some sleep, with the help of the pain medicine. I actually got a fairly good night sleep on Thursday as well. Dave still has the extremely thick spit, which he is hacking up on a fairly regular basis, and in the morning, he has been racked with dry heaves trying to get the mucous out of the back of his throat, which of course just wear him down.
The skin on Dave's neck seems to be drying out. Pretty much as your skin would after an intense sunburn - the outer layer gets tough and eventually peels off. Dave is entering that stage, but as his skin cracks off - the skin underneath is very raw, tender, and painful. A perfect example of that is when Dave gets out of the shower, his neck is extremely painful until we get the cream (Biofine) on his skin, and although he cringes through the application, it does provide relief, by cutting through the sting and softening up his skin.
Everything is still going in through the tube. He's pretty good about getting the stuff in, it is just getting enough of the stuff in. At a minimum he is getting 3 cans of ENSURE Plus, 2 pks (12oz) of Juven, and all his meds, it is that 4th can of ENSURE Plus that may or may not get done. As always, attitude is everything, and of course, when he doesn't want to do something, he can be stubborn about it, especially when he is in pain.
David and I are continuing on with everything else. David decided on staying close to home for college and is going to attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk. Prom is right around the corner in May, so he is working on his plans for that, then we have his graduation in June. I can't believe my baby is grown up. Other than that, we are still working on the yard (garden, flowers, lawn) and the house (painting and minor repairs). It is kind of like when Dave was on deployment last, only this time he is here and pretty vocal about his opinions. Well we are pushing on as always, and will be very glad when Dave is back on his feet again. Thanks for all the support, love, comments, prayers, cards and gifts, they have been so very helpful through this entire ordeal. Thank you again.