One neat development -- was able to eat at Red Lobster last night with my wife for Valentine's Day... I actually had decent taste, but my mouth is still pretty sensitive to temperature, hot or cold... the throat is still raw, and every bite gets washed down with a gulp of water, but we're making progess!! Slow and steady wins the race, right?

I get laughed at because of what the IMRT radition did to my facial hair. From the jawline down and on my neck, it's gone, but it's growing OK above it. People think when I haven't shaved in a few days, that I'm trying to grow one of those Elvis-like mullets that you used to see in the 70s... I'm like, "No, this is from the radiation, and my skin is still very sensitive to razors so I don't shave often."

A couple people told me it looked cool and to let it grow... go figure... call it the IMRT mullet...