Another week gone and we are now coming up to two weeks post tx.

Since my last post, we have now recovered incredibly well with Jen now back onto taking nutrition & fluids orally (100%) and pain levels have subsided to a more manageable level.

The small 'c' has subsided also and the radiation burns are now all but gone (it has disappeared 'miraculously') since around 2-3 days ago when it was at it's worse.

Medication wise, currently taking 20mg MS Contin every 12 hours and will slowly be taking this off the list as well meaning we will hopefully be medication free by Christmas.

Had our first meeting with our ENT specialist on Wednesday, and everyone is a bit in awe as to how Jen was able to manage her weight and keep her 'glow' despite going through maximum treatment,surgery & labour! She said that Jen was doing amazing compared to all of her other patients, but was cautious to say we were fully out of the woods yet and will have to give it a good 3 months before we were able to run a proper scan.

We are now on 2 month check-ups with the ENT docs, and we have our first follow-up meeting with the RO post-tx tomorrow morning and hopefully that meeting goes equally as well and we get to remove the Nasal Gastric Tube (hooray!) to boot

It just proves that my wife is much more stronger than I am - and she is the one who quietly runs our household

Although progress is slow and we are not 100% yet - we can slowly see the light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully Jen will get some of her taste back and move onto solid foods and fully recover with the burns & pain over the next few weeks.

Will keep you all posted on how we do over the festive season, and I wish you all the pleasures & joys that Christmas has to offer, and may 2013 be a year full of happiness and hope.

Jay, Jen & Hunter