Seven Months - Recovery continues though not at anything resembling a constant rate. Some weeks are better than others.

Weight has stabilized at about 194 (38 lbs lighter than pre-cancer). To maintain that weight I eat two small meals and run about two miles a day. I'm slow but getting a little better.

Food taste is about the same as at 6 months. I can taste everything, but nothing tastes as good as it did prior to treatment. A good cheeseburger is what I desired most upon completion of treatment; I'm still waiting for that good tasting cheeseburger. French fries have saved the day, I can taste them pretty good. Sadly, ice cream has almost no taste for me, even good ice cream. But the cold and the texture are still enjoyable. Most nuts of any kind don't have much flavor. I still add peanuts to my bowl of cereal every day for the crunch, but they don't add much if any to the taste. I tried mashed potatoes for the first time since treatment the other night and they were a big disappointment. Sweet potatoes on the other hand taste fairly decent. Potato chips of all flavors taste pretty good, but tortilla chips have little flavor.

The gunky dried sinus and mucous is beginning to get better. Previously, I used the sinus irrigator 3 to 5 times a day to evacuate the crud out of my sinuses and throat. I'm down to maybe once a day now. If I drink a LOT of water every day I can pretty much keep the sinuses and throat clear without the irrigator.

All in all, things are doing pretty well. The ENT did a good oral screening at last checkup a couple of weeks ago. He was happy with all he saw.

I'm planning on doing the Houston OCF walk in October, hope to see some of you there.

Keeping my fingers crossed,

Tony