Hey Dizzy. We received radiation and chemo treatments about the same time - my treatments also were finished about a month ago (but I didn’t have surgery). Like you, I have been frustrated at the slow pace of recovery in my mouth (dryness, mucous, sores, pain, swallowing). My solid food intake has been pretty minimal. Absent solid food I have been having a tough time regaining weight, strength and stamina. All this is to say, I met with radiation and medical oncologists last week and they said I was doing really well. It sounds that despite your recent setbacks that you are also doing well. I don’t think it’s possible to recover from this scourge as quickly as we would like but stay positive (and patient). I think that a positive attitude will generally help with the pace of recovery.


Preliminary diagnosis of SqCC at base of tongue August 2, 2019.
Biopsy surgery on August 15
Confirmed sqcc from biopsy Aug 20 - hpv type 16
33 radiation treatments ended October 25, 2019.
3 (large dose) cisplatin treatments.