Hi everybody,

I wished I had found this great site earlier than just yesterday. I hope I can contribute something from my own experience for the benefit of others as well as benefit myself from advice when I will face difficult choices or even receive comfort should times get tougher than they are right now.

Right now I am making a little progress every day in recovering from the damage I have suffered in radiation treatment at MD Anderson until Nov 17th.

Mucositis was very bad, has healed almost completely, swallowing was extremely painful to almost impossible, is getting much better, but still painful.

So I still rely on my feeding tube (directly into the stomach)that was installed about 10 weeks ago for nutrition and medication intake. All I swallow is lots of tea.

I am still on very heavy pain medication (Methadone) and cannot yet wean off, although I try all the time to reduce at least a little.

Tomorrow I face my first check-up after the radiation treatment and I am very anxious to know whether the ordeal has paid off.

So, this in a nutshell is my cancer story. Let me know if I can be of assistance in any way.

Abraham

Welcome Abraham, i too, went to MD Anderson! What a great place, huh? Im glad to see that the first hard part is over for you, now comes the second part...getting off the meds! Just take one day at a time, and dont try to rush the healing process, it all comes in good time! Let us know how your check up goes, and again, welcome and Happy New Year!!!

Abe,

Try to start to eat a few things via your throat. I started 3 weeks post Tx with mashed potatoes w/ gravey, then mac and cheese, then fruit cocktail, then tuna salad with plenty of mayo. I also quit all my meds in my 3rd week because they couldn't cure the nausea and I'm glad I did. That in combo with trying solid foods gave me more confidence than anything else. I finally felt I was back in control amd it wasn't long that I was eating anything I wanted.

See my recent post in After Treatment Issues re my progress 4 months out of Tx.

Hang in there and give yourself a chance to take back the control you once had.

Once again, we are here for you ... Fear not...
Darrell

Abe
The food tube will help you, I tried without big mistake. There is great advise and support here.
Progress seems small now, stay strong, keep up the fight.

Abe.....I am thinking about you. It is 4:00 now, Central time...as in Houston. You might already know your results, or you might be getting them now. I hope like crazy that you got good news today, but if you didn't, please let the rest of us support you for whatever step comes next in this journey of yours.

Thank you all, my new found friends, for the support !

I made the mistake of not showing my results on this Topic but elsewere.

So here is the great news, with which I have been blessed to start the New Year with:

"No traces of the tumour can be found at this timne !" That is what Dr. Garden at MD Anderson told me this afternoon !

Neither on the CT scan, nor viusually, nor by reaching in with a ruthless finger ! And also, there are no signs of anything being worrisome elsewhere, either.

Sorry I do not know all the medical terms (yet) but you will know what I mean.

I hope for each of you that you have a wonderful start into the year, too, and all the best beyond.

Thank you all so very much for caring !

Abraham

Wonderful! You must be so relieved. Happiest New Year!!

Ahhhhhh, what wonderful news!! Now you can breathe, and realize that the bad dream is over and you can move on. I am happy for you!

Happy New Year You are the first person to say anything about the ruthless finger. There got to be a better way. Great news

Abe,
I know that if Dr. Garden was upbeat then you must be allright. He was also my Rad. Onc. at MDACC and like a lot of Dr. Frankensteins from the basement, he tends to be the Prince of Darkness.

Stay well,
Danny G.

Abe,
I know that if Dr. Garden was upbeat then you must be allright. He was also my Rad. Onc. at MDACC and like a lot of Dr. Frankensteins from the basement, he tends to be the Prince of Darkness.

Stay well,
Danny G.

Abe, what great news, congrats!!! What a way to start off the NEW YEAR! best wishes always.