Cancer free

I am apparently cancer free.

My MRI results were so good that my radiation oncologist was giggling.  She said the scans are so clear that I can skip the customary 12-week PET scan (which is extremely unusual).

Now all I have to do is get my strength back.

Thank you all again for your support!

-Hans

MRI preliminary results good!

Today I had my first post-treatment scan (MRI -- A miserable 40 solid minutes in that damned tube) -- and the preliminary results are good!  The primary (huge) tumor in my tongue appears to be completely gone, and the lymph node metastases look normal as well :)

I get the official results on Thursday.

Hallelujah.

That you all for the love and the continued positive energy :)

Post-wedding crash

After David and Bonnie's wonderful wedding in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeast Georgia, I crashed hard.  My energy went down to the lowest it had been since I finished radiation, if not worse.  I think I just wasn't eating enough, and the extra energy expended traveling overwhelmed my fragile state.  I've been clawing back, trying to eat more, and I quit taking oxycontin, which I think had some negative (withdrawal) effects, but overall after 2 weeks I'm starting to feel better again.  My biggest problem right now is that I'm not sleeping -- I'm taking 30mg of Temazepam in the evening, and waking up about 4:00 totally wired.  Maybe the oxycontin withdrawal.  The Doctor's not sure, but he's giving me something else to help me sleep.  Once I get that sorted I think I can get back on the horse, and start looking for a job!