Thanks, Elizabeth. I'm sorry your tube is falling out. I wasn't aware there were permanent and temporary ones, need to ask my doc about that. Great that it cleared the fluid though. It seems logical to me that the further in time one gets away from the end of treatment, the less fluid ought to build up. Theoretically...

But if I've learned anything from the last year or so it's that nothing is certain!

Mainly I'm delighted to read that "scans all clear!" for you. Same so far for me, next one's in June.

David (er, El Secundo)

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18