clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
Just to answer Steve, and update everybody else who has shown concern for me over the last few months, I wanted to post an update.
Original thread here: http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5824
I finished my chemotherapy and radiation treatments just over a week ago. I am currently taking a few weeks off treatment to recover. I'm not done, but the worst is over. I have to take a few weeks off to heal as the radiation has burnt the shit out of my neck. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the radiation they gave me to kill the cancer ended up giving me melanoma.
So I get scans in about three weeks to see what the tumor looks like and most likely I will have some follow up chemotherapy but otherwise, I'm pretty much done.
I still can't eat food. I can drink but eating is still a little rough. I'll probably be pretty good by next weekend. Doesn't really matter as I can't taste anything anyway. Taste buds are fried. They'll come back too, in a few weeks hopefully. I'm "eating" by way of a tube in my stomach. I have to blender whatever I eat so I'm restricted to mostly soups and canned meals like "Chef Boy Ardee", which would be nasty if I could taste it. But that's OK. Like I said, I'm getting better, a little better every day.
So in a week or two, I should be pretty well recovered for now.
The down side is that they nuked so much of my neck and mouth that they have killed my saliva glands. They may grow back but it may take years, if ever. In the mean time, I have hellateous dry mouth. Just something I have to live with. But better than the alternative.
So thanks to all those well wishers and I do appreciate it. For any one who has to to through this in the future, or know someone who does, I'm here.
Original thread here: http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5824
I finished my chemotherapy and radiation treatments just over a week ago. I am currently taking a few weeks off treatment to recover. I'm not done, but the worst is over. I have to take a few weeks off to heal as the radiation has burnt the shit out of my neck. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the radiation they gave me to kill the cancer ended up giving me melanoma.
So I get scans in about three weeks to see what the tumor looks like and most likely I will have some follow up chemotherapy but otherwise, I'm pretty much done.
I still can't eat food. I can drink but eating is still a little rough. I'll probably be pretty good by next weekend. Doesn't really matter as I can't taste anything anyway. Taste buds are fried. They'll come back too, in a few weeks hopefully. I'm "eating" by way of a tube in my stomach. I have to blender whatever I eat so I'm restricted to mostly soups and canned meals like "Chef Boy Ardee", which would be nasty if I could taste it. But that's OK. Like I said, I'm getting better, a little better every day.
So in a week or two, I should be pretty well recovered for now.
The down side is that they nuked so much of my neck and mouth that they have killed my saliva glands. They may grow back but it may take years, if ever. In the mean time, I have hellateous dry mouth. Just something I have to live with. But better than the alternative.
So thanks to all those well wishers and I do appreciate it. For any one who has to to through this in the future, or know someone who does, I'm here.
