Yesterday was the 4 month mark. I guess I'm considered a cancer survivor now of 4 months...Wheew! It's been a long rough road, but each day or actually it seems better to measure it by the month now since things don't seem to changing on a daily basis anymore, things are getting better.
I'm still experiencing dry mouth and started taking the salagen tablets again to help stimulate my saliva glands. I always have a bottle of water handy and now make it a practice to get up in the morning, pack my small cooler with 6 bottles of water and fill the rest up with ice. I take the cooler with me wherever I go and always have cool water.
My neck will still not grow whiskers below the jawline and the back of my neck is still void of hair but at least nobody can tell by looking at me.
The left half of my neck where the surgery was done is still numb and doctors say it might always be that way. I can live with it!
I'm having minor surgery on the 13th so Dr. Debo can do a tonsil biopsy. One more way to prove the cancer is gone...CT ad PET scan showed clear, but he still wants to verify it this way. I'll report on that when I get the info.
Since I've been cancer free for 4 months, I celebrated yesterday by treating myself to an Offshore fishing trip onboard the "Lucky Dog".
I unfortunately did not catch a fish, but one of my buddies caught a nice 44lb Tuna and one of the other guys got a small Tilefish.
Fishing is fishing and just to be able to go is a plus. Going fishing, enjoying the day with friends and being on the water is what I love. Catching a fish is just a bonus.
