A quick update. The swallowing test was disappointment. I was not able to get any fluid down at all. Too much swelling still. The therapist wants to try again in another month. In the mean time I am to try working on tiny sips of water or crushed ice. I have had a little success with the water sips, but most of it is not going down.

The radiation and chemo oncologists both agree that it's too soon to start treatment yet. It will probably be about a month. When it does happen, it looks like 6 rounds of Cisplatin and 30 hits of radiation.

Overall they tell me I am doing great in my recovery from the surgery. I don't feel great though. It's taking a long time to bounce back, and I feel pretty sluggish much of the time. I am generating a lot of anxiety for myself worrying about the swallowing. I need to chill out and give the swelling time to subside, which seems to be taking forever.