Hi all,

We are now 20/33 rx treatments and will be having our 5/7 chemo session on Wednesday.

Although Jen is feeling a bit more tired with the treatments, her general condition has been very good overall and she is still off any pain medication.

Eating has been a struggle not because of the swallowing but the change of taste (salty & metallic) but I am making sure she is well fed with the supplementary drinks + soft foods.

Still waiting for the pin to drop but I am not complaining with how she has progressed so far.

Ironically, I am feeling more anxious as we near the end of treatment as I don't think I can stand the thought of my wife going through this all over again in the instance of a re-occurrence...

I know this is regular process that everyone goes through and I know that even after Cancer is beaten, it never really leaves the system but I wonder how others deal with this on a day to day basis..

In the meantime, I guess we just need to focus on getting through the final weeks of treatment and the few weeks after it ends but I hope that our story provides other some comfort and relief that the side-effects do vary between person to person.

Wishing everyone all the best on this forum and our daily prayers are with you.

Jay & Jen



6/8/12: Wife 33y/o with no risk dx with Stage IVa SCC L of Tongue(T4aN2bM0)
3/9/12: Induced birth @ 36 weeks - Baby Hunter!
11/9/12: OP - 3/4 Partial Gloss, Radical ND & Tongue Rec.
24/10/12: 33xRad + 7xChemo
7/12/12: Tx complete
21/3/13 & 21/6/13: NED
24/7/13: SCC in Lungs - OP: Lobectomy (VATS)
29/1/14 passed away