Good news, Paul. I hope your cooking time is ramping up well. I'm glad your taste is better.

I never got the trays and all in all, dental seems to be the least of my concerns. I do use a Sonicare as was recommended years ago. It keeps me from brushing hard and helps keep the plaque buildup around the gums. I had 8 back teeth crowned at the first signs of problems around year 4.

You are doing remarkably well, given all you just went through, much less what you had already made it through. I would probably lay down and die if it weren't for people like you with a never ending drive to survive! Keep giving me something to shoot for, my friend. If my docs even suggest giving up my daily lattes, there would be a Texas Death Match. Espresso helps ward off prostate cancer, even. I saw that on the news plus I now have you as additional proof, if I may quote you. Plus bike riding may increase the risk of prostate cancer. o.O

Tonto

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023