Still at the hospital nursing the infection. The contrast dye they gave me for the CT scan its still leaving me with rash all over, but the puffing was gone.

It may be a few more days before I can go home. At that point the home care nurse will take over the daily change of the gauze at both ends of the opening. I don't feel any pain, more discomfort. I look really funny now with a thin gauze hanging out the corner of my mouth tape to my face. I really don't care how I look as long as I get better and finish off the chemo and rad.

One positive note is I'm definitely gaining weight, now at 135.5 lb. My goal is 145 before chemo and rad.

Joseph 59 male
pain in tongue strt 2/10/12, Dx SCC 3/19/12, confirmed Stg IV 4/5/12,
Total Glsctmy & recon w/ flap from L thigh, neck disct, trach 4/27/12
G-Tube 5/1/12
55 nodes all clear
completed 2 chemo 33 rad
non-smoker, non-drinker, exercise daily, mostly vegetarian diet...go figure