Checking In

Wanted to check in with everyone. Hope everyone is doing well and trying to enjoy their summer

Rob is now 5 weeks out of treatment and doing real good. Still tires but not as easily, hardly napping anymore. Mouth has healed real well. Maintaning his weight and maybe gaining a few. Back on solid foods and can taste some, mostly sweet. Can't take any real cold in yet, so no ice cream.

He woke one morning about 2.5 weeks ago and no pain. Started eating just befor the 4th so we had our annual BBQ and fireworks and had a great time. No breads yet as saliva is still missing but that is about all he has a hard time with. Went out to dinner last night for the 1st time in 4 months and he had ribs. He eats a little slower but eats everything. They will most likely pull his tube next week.

We are going away for 3 days to Houghton Lake to just relax and smile.

Had a checked up with ENT, MO and RO on July 1. Onlymeds he is taking is morphing but he is on taper down and will be off that by next week. Docs all said it looks good and PET scan  is on Sept 12. Two of the docs scoped him and said healed and looking great. We have one node that is still about the size of 1/2 a pea, but they said it will keep shrinking as radiation is the gift that keeps on giving. If is lights up on the scan we can either do a wait and see or just go in and pop it out. 

Now that he has lost 25 lbs his diabetes may be gone. Has not taken any meds for it since treatment started and his glucose numbers are great.

He has been helping me in the garden and flower beds and working on the cars around here to get some stamina up. Not ready to go back to 13 hour days at work but probably when we come back from our weekend trip he may get back to some employment.

Eveyone stay strong, push on and be cured.  Prayers for all and best wishes. I will check in often. It has been a whirl wind of activity for couple weeks but slowly getting a little more normal.

Sandy