It always seems odd to be rooting for negative results. The latest CT Scan came back negative and once again that is a good thing! I did wait until a bit after 12:00 today to call for the results and the radiation oncologist returned the call in about an hour. Everything looks good and this scan was probably the most comprehensive that I have had since my initial diagnosis. There is a certain amount of symmetry in getting the results this week. It was a year ago this week that I first was diagnosed with cancer.
Operation Garbage Plate Update
There has been some progress in the war on swallowing. A milestone has been reached this week. Last night I had to go to a meeting and afterwards one of the people suggested going out to a local place. Normally this is the tradition after these meetings. I figured I would give it a try and if I couldn't get anything on the menu then I would just get water. The place we went to served Guinness and since I was off of the Fentanyl patch... I figured what the heck. Of course being Guinness I had no problem drinking it. :-) Another plus was on the menu they had one item, an appetizer that I could almost eat normally. It was a baked brie and avocado on bread with sun dried tomatoes. I knew that the tomatoes was a definite problem so I asked if they could make it without them. It wasn't a problem and I was able, albeit slowly, able to eat most of it. So for the first time in about 11 and a half months I was able to go out to a place and get something to eat and drink. Admittedly it was only one item on the menu but it is a start.
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Tom, I'm a fellow Ithacan and throat cancer survivor and have gone through a lot of what you've been through (albeit a bit quicker, with a lot less collateral damage) and just got back from a visit with your friends up at Radiation. Today, I'm clean of any detectable disease, got my tube out a few weeks ago, and am slowly getting my taste (and spit) back. Yours has been a much longer and harder road, but I have faith that you'll be able to eat like George Foreman in no time. Best of luck.
Ernie Bayles
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