Another week gone (7 weeks post tx) and things are progressing along fine. Not really much to report apart from the fact that we are starting to slowly get back into our normal routines.
I think we have been very fortunate that Jen has been able to recover so quickly from her Tx, and it is quite amazing how she has been able to regain a lot of her speech, swallowing & movement functions back so quickly.
Taste issues are still around the same (15%) although we are starting to get much more adventurous with our food choice (we tried Pizza yesterday!). Still no sweet taste but I will definitely try the Jelly Beans as per your recommendation Anne-Marie sometime during next week!
Still over a month away from our next appointment with our ENT doctor, and over 6 weeks away from our first scheduled PET/CT scans. Quite a strange feeling not seeing a medical professional for such a prolonged period of time, after seeing someone pretty much every day for the past 6 months.
I know they are only a phone call away for us to schedule something with them, but the very fact that we are on our own to watch over the recovery is quite a big responsibility if you think about it.. In saying that, I hope Jen's recovery continue to progress as is, and there is no need for us to book in any urgent meetings at the hospital between now and then!
Will keep all of you wonderful folks on this forum in our prayers, and I hope that these updates serve some sort of purpose to those reading our journey.
Jen, Jay & Hunter.
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