Thanks from a Lurker

A thanks from someone who has never posted--or even joined--but relished the ideas and stories. I am in the final week of radiation for tongue cancer. 42 radiations, 2 chemo (Cisplatin). Prior to that, I had a tumor in my tongue (HPV+) removed through TORS robotic surgery and a partial neck dissection removing 44 lymph nodes.

While your stories and advice often scared me to death, I also got great information and advice. I'm one of those extraordinarily lucky people who went through radiation and chemo without any pain or mouth sores. Never took more than a couple of Tylenol. I ate normally--although the food is awful--throughout and lost only about 10 pounds during that part of treatment. I worked almost every day, moving to p/t and working from home during the last few weeks. Not a lot of people get to tell that story, so there is hope out there that radiation/chemo can sometimes go very well (only did radiation to my neck, which helped a lot).

Again, thanks for all the great ideas about food, dealing with thick mucus, loss of taste. The advice was encouraging and helpful