Well since you guys been asking......here I am! lol, and thank you for the birthday wishes! Of course last year I was in Key West drinking Irish Car Bombs this year I was sipping on VHC! Wow what a difference a year makes! So I am in the middle of my 5th week! I have been eating the same things for the past 5 days now. I switch between cream of wheat, oatmeal and yogurt and in between I drink 3-5 VHC's! As of today I weigh 189 and am still driving myself to and from 45 mins! Thursday I will start my "boost" for the last 8 treatment! I have to say the past 5 days have been pretty rough.....no more tennis or golf that has been replaced by naps! lol, they gave me liquid morphine which turned out to do absolutely nothing except make me super hot and itch! So now I am back on the perks! I take about 4 every 24 hours! I use the magic mouthwash but I just cannot take the numbing feeling, makes me gag and drool! So I have been dipping a qtip in the mouthwash and numbing only the sores....lol, which is pretty much my whole mouth anyways! So I look back maybe I would have taken the PEG, I know I am not done but what a Chore it is to make sure that I am getting enough water and calories down a day! Everytime I eat or drink I get mad because it definitely takes effort! All in all today has been a pretty good day for me, when I start feeling crummy I slam a VHC rinse my mouth and take a nap! That usually helps but then of course when you wake up from sleeping your throat feels like the sahara desert! I am on the home stretch and will keep you all posted from here on out! I am sure I could bitch about a couple more things but you already know what they are...lol! Thanks again for your support and good luck! Oh yea....def make that trip!!!!!


30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"