Dear VRTZ

Wow. Such an amazing journey. So glad to hear you finally found a way to good medical care. Sounds like much hard work and maybe a few miracles to get all this done at such a difficult time in the world. I am about 20 months post surgery and 17 months post radiation treatment. Stage 4 SCC on my tongue. The dry mouth and loss of taste are both much better than right after radiation. I have have noticed it is still getting better but very slowly. I suspect everyone's recovery is different depending on treatment, etc. I still can't do anything spicy such as curry or BBQ (unless sweet flavors). My speech and tight neck are better if i stretch and do my prescribed exercises regularly.

Recovery from surgery improved almost daily. But, recovery from radiation was much slower. I had to learn to reflect over weeks and months. Hang in there. Glad you are part of the group.

Nels