Hey Jenny,
Dan is doing pretty good. He still has to take Protonix for acid reflux. His scans so far have been good. There are areas of concern, but nothing alarming at this point. He has an oncology checkup once a month and a checkup with the oral surgeon once every two months. He has a PET/CT scan every 3-4 months. He has pain in his shoulder from the rad. neck dissection but physical therapy is helping. He has trismus (lockjaw) and that seems to be the slowest to get any better. He can almost get two fingers in his mouth and that might be all he regains. Most people can get at least 3 fingers in their mouth. He can't bite into a sandwich and still can't taste most foods. The docs say whatever you have in the way of taste buds a year from end of treatment is what you will have. He had pretty aggressive cancer, so I thank God everyday for the next day.
God bless,
Debbie