Go to the beach or wherever makes you happiest and eat all of your favorite foods. It will be a while before you can eat most of them again. If you put on a few pounds who cares, might even help you later. Try not to think about it. Relax. I vacationed for a week before each of my surguries. Save all those precious memeories and sounds to get you from panicing the morning of the surgery.

We'll we rooting for you!


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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I