Well, what a positive visit with my RO today. He felt very "encouraged" with what he sees and feels thus far. He is also happy that my weight loss has stopped (exactly where I was 3 weeks ago) and very pleased that I'm pushing through the pain to try and experiment with different things to eat. (so far it's a few eggs and soups, but it's a start!! last visit drinking water was still a struggle and he said he wanted to see me immediately if I lost another pound.) He wants me to focus on some exercise such as more walking to build up my stamina. He scheduled me to see my ENT in three weeks for another viewpoint at this time.
I have some new hope this evening!!