Quarterly checkups

Not been a lot of cancer related stuff to report, which is of course the best thing, in an ideal world I should not have to ever update this blog again, but I do of course still have to do the quarterly checkups..

And thats the subject of todays blog...it was fast, I'll say that, bit of a feel around, check inside, a few questions about health. Done! I again asked about the scar mass in my neck that is still tender and can feel lumpy, but was again told its just due to there being no fat in my neck so all the muscle tissues and scar tissue are more evident.

Also he pointed out that as we approach the 2 year mark, we are moving out of the danger zones, 1st year being most likly to have problems, less in 2nd year and odds improving continually. So that is indeed nice to hear.

Nothing to report then, all clear for another 3 months.
So forgive me reader if I say I hope to not post anything more, other than useful info/tips for another 3 months or so.

Next one is in May. speak then.

oops forgot.

sorry, forgot to update

yes mouth was sore for a few more days and I was on the point of calling the doc, but it started to heal...now all good again. Back to normal discomfort and inability to yawn.....sigh!

hmm

getting close to booking a doctors visit...in pain, not getting better...don't think its serious but it is causing me to drool and lisp a bit more than normal....give it a few more days.

ouch

ok I know its a common theme but just reporting the status.

mounth is sore after yawning, and attempting to open wide...side of my face is a bit sore and tender and I'm slurring a bit as a result...hmm

also had a nice glass of scotch last night and my mouth felt like a raw sore when the booze touched it....

damn I have no pleasure.

fine again

yes the sore mouth healed up as expected, I can now open fully again, still not quite at the yawn click phase but it feels so close (yawning as I type this to confirm).

Really not much to report, am in overall good health, couple of sore spots on my neck that I need to massage and the usual tightness. Nothing new or out of the ordinary....sad when discomfort and mild pain are considered ordinary..but you know what I mean.

onward and upward as they say (who...I mean really who actually says that???)

Yawning...has consequences

I was ever so close...just that tiny fraction away from a couple of proper yawns last week...But they hurt...and it seems I've done some damage...which has resulted in more swelling and pain in my jaw, and we're back to the old days of restricted 2-3 finger opening, and pain...rather a lot of it.

Its nothing to worry about really, I stretched the muscles a bit too far going for the yawns and tore some fibres, and now I have to wait for things to heal again but it means I'm back to doing my finger and thumb push ups on my teeth to stop things siezing up. Worse still is not being able to eat cleanly again...food keeps banging on my teeth and falling of the fork...bahh.

As usual, I'll give it a week or so to settle down and if no improvement will go see the doc.

One new thing...my tongue...does not feel quite so numb down the edge as it has done...its not that I have regained feeling as such..just that the actual sensation is different, like I'm no longer aware of the numbness...hard to explain really.. This may also be why I've noticed a slightly more pronounced speech defect in my voice when I am recording my terrible singing, certain sounds are just not coming through as clearly as previous recordings and I sound like I have something in my mouth when talking/singing...its subtle but I have noticed it.
Something to keep an eye on...or an ear!!

all fine

lumps and bumps are nothing to worry about, I just have less flesh and fatty tissue on my neck so I feel things more sharply that you would expect.

check up in 3 months.