Hi,
Thanks for your comments, which have validity. I finish RT/Chemo Feb 25, thus 9 more days of treatments. I am feeling definitely "more rotten" at present. Everything tastes bad or metallic or both. My skin is very red now. I have more swelling. Still not too many sores. Very tired. Hope that any left over bad cells don't like it either.

Um, I think I have had the reputation for being a superwoman at work because my job is/was a hard one. This cannot be explained in a few words, so you'll just have to trust me on that one. In reality it is just because I keep on 'truckin, rather than having any special powers. Having said that, my health (and my family) will come before my job. If I can help my kids at school with contest on my terms, great, but I realize I cannot go at it like I would have to do in the past. I do have a great boss (superintendant)so I think he'll be understanding.

Let you know how the rest of it goes.
Anne





SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021