1st Scan Clear!

Greg53
Greg53 Member Posts: 849
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hi All.
Haven't been on in awhile as my computer shot craps and I just got around to getting a new one. Received "all clear" on first CTscan last week. I know first scans show a lot of false positives. Hopefully this isn't the opposite - false negative (if there is such a term). More exciting for me is I finally ate after 12 weeks with no food. YeHaa!! It was only a 1/4 milkshake and a little pudding, but I figure that's a start. I'm 8 weeks post-treatment and I was getting real frustrated about not eating. Going to a speech pathologist really helped and helped with my voice also. I forget who, but someone made that suggestion on here. Thanks!!!! Hope everyone is doing well!
Greg

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  • Lena Rose
    Lena Rose Member Posts: 73
    #2
    Glad to hear the good news!
    Wow-it must have felt so great to eat after 8 weeks. Wishing you all the best as you continue on with your recovery.
  • Kimba1505
    Kimba1505 Member Posts: 557
    #3
    Lena Rose said:

    Glad to hear the good news!
    Wow-it must have felt so great to eat after 8 weeks. Wishing you all the best as you continue on with your recovery.

    Crossed
    I was PMing you probably as you were writing your post. I was just saying I hadn't seen any posts from you in a while. Good to hear from you. Great to hear about the "all clear" scan. Chocolate or Vanilla?
    Kim
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #4
    Good News
    Glad to hear about the scan. AND the eating. Did you ever think you'd be so excited by a little pudding? Keep it up.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #5
    Great News
    Good to hear Greg, it's a great feeling to start recovering and seeing the progress....as for the false negatives, I think that's more of a PET scan thing, but could be wrong. You'll probably have a PET within the next few months. Glad the CT was clean though, that's always a great feeling.

    Best, and keep on staying strong,
    John
  • Scambuster
    Scambuster Member Posts: 973
    #6
    Chow down !
    Good news on yr Scan Greg and also that you managed to eat something. It will slowly get better from now. You still need to be patient a while yet.

    I feel almost normal now and it's been 8 months since I finished treatment (Oct 10th 2009). I am a slow eater these days but I can go out to restaurants without panic and manage to find something I can eat. Soup is alway a good safe default. Your choices will slowly widen as the burning reduces and you can take more. Keep up the fight.

    Regds
    Scambuster
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #7
    Congrats on the "all clear' scan
    Greg, wanted to congratulate you on the great scan. I have had 2 CT scans and both showed that I am in remission ;-) I am not an expert but I believe the "false positive" refers to the PET scan and not the CT scan. I hope it doesn't as I want to believe that both of mine were good scans ;-)

    My best to you and everyone here - Glenna
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #8
    Hi Greg


    Sounds like dancing time to me, congratulation on the good news
  • Pumakitty
    Pumakitty Member Posts: 652
    #9
    That is wonderful
    What good news. Enjoy your pudding.
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
    #10
    Pumakitty said:

    That is wonderful
    What good news. Enjoy your pudding.

    Great News
    Great news!! Now the worrying stops and you can get on with your life!!!


    Steve
  • Mick123
    Mick123 Member Posts: 18
    #11
    stevenl said:

    Great News
    Great news!! Now the worrying stops and you can get on with your life!!!


    Steve

    Fabulous
    Congrats to you on those great results.
  • micktissue
    micktissue Member Posts: 430
    #12
    Greg
    Awesome news. When pudding makes you excited then you know you've been down a tough road. Chow down indeed!

    Best,

    Mick
  • miccmill
    miccmill Member Posts: 248
    #13
    micktissue said:

    Greg
    Awesome news. When pudding makes you excited then you know you've been down a tough road. Chow down indeed!

    Best,

    Mick

    Great news
    Good news about the scan and eating again! Hope is goes continually upward from here.
  • Fire34
    Fire34 Member Posts: 365
    #14
    miccmill said:

    Great news
    Good news about the scan and eating again! Hope is goes continually upward from here.

    Great
    Greg
    Great to hear your good news. As everyone has said the swallowing will get better. I am similar to scam as I am now the slowest at the table and have to follow most things with water. But, again congrats
    Dave
  • debbiejeanne
    debbiejeanne Member Posts: 3,102 Member
    #15
    Greg, way to go!! I'm very
    Greg, way to go!! I'm very happy about both. Hopefully, new foods can be added daily or weeekly. It is a slow process but at least you have started the journey! Glad to hear the scan is clear. That is always a great relief. You're on your way now.
    God Bless you friend,
    debbie
  • j3rey
    j3rey Member Posts: 57
    #16
    Congrats!
    Sounds like you are on the road back to living a cancer free life! :) Enjoy that pudding!
  • Irishgypsie
    Irishgypsie Member Posts: 333
    #17
    j3rey said:

    Congrats!
    Sounds like you are on the road back to living a cancer free life! :) Enjoy that pudding!

    Cheers!
    So happy for u!!! :)
  • dogsrule
    dogsrule Member Posts: 96
    #18
    Irishgypsie said:

    Cheers!
    So happy for u!!! :)

    So Glad
    So glad to hear your good news!! So happy you can eat again.
  • friend of Bill
    friend of Bill Member Posts: 87
    #19
    Fabulous
    Huge milestone! So happy for you!

    Vince
  • Landranger25
    Landranger25 Member Posts: 210 Member
    #20
    friend of Bill said:

    Fabulous
    Huge milestone! So happy for you!

    Vince

    Greg, that's great! My Onco
    Greg, that's great! My Onco said to stick with the things you know you like and to just keep trying. He also suggested at first to try cream soups. I was about a week out from last rad and after a few false starts tried the soup. For the next week I had every flavor of Campbell's cream soups 2 or 3 times a day. I now know what Popeye feels like when he eats a can of spinach. It's been all good from there. Good luck and congrats on the scan.

    Mike
  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #21
    Landranger25 said:

    Greg, that's great! My Onco
    Greg, that's great! My Onco said to stick with the things you know you like and to just keep trying. He also suggested at first to try cream soups. I was about a week out from last rad and after a few false starts tried the soup. For the next week I had every flavor of Campbell's cream soups 2 or 3 times a day. I now know what Popeye feels like when he eats a can of spinach. It's been all good from there. Good luck and congrats on the scan.

    Mike

    Good for you!
    That's great to hear. So happy for you.

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