Hi Allyson, Your diagnosis and treatment sounds pretty similar to mine, I was just a few months behind you (finished treatment in early June of 05). Keeping my fingers crossed for you on the PET scan results.

I too have been making progress in baby steps although I am about 1000% better than I was at the end of treatment or even at the end of the summer. My main problem now is swallowing--I have severe dysphagia and am still on a PEG tube and I'm trying to walk the tightrope of staying motivated enough to do everyhting I can to improve and at the same time accepting that at this point I may not see huge improvements and may have to live my life without eating. It's a hard tightrope to walk for me right now, especially coupled with being back to work full time which is both wonderful and tiring (I find myself needing 9-10 hours sleep just to get through the day).

Anyway, welcome. There aren't so many other stage IIs here who ended up having radiation and chemo both and it's good to meet someone with close to my experience.

Nelie