Day#15 15 Down and 20 To Go

Day#15 Tuesday January 12,2010
Wow, what a tough morning. I have been trying to find the right words to describe what my throat feels like. I think it feels like I would have about 1 lb. of small gravel in my throat that just sits there and moves around when I try to swallow. This swallowing thing is really getting me upset. Well, it could be worse. While Kari was wating for me in the wating room today, a man came in for treatment and he had only 1 leg. She told me about that and all of a sudden , my throat doesn't seem to hurt that much. Treatment was fine today. I really did fall asleep today. I was snoring pretty good too. After my treatment today , since it is Tuesday, we meet with Dr. Holland to discuss my progress. He was happy with everything. He looked in my mouth and told me that THE MEATBALL has shrunk a great deal. The Meatball, is what I named my tongue after I saw it on a monitor in the doctors office. He put a camera in my mouth and took a few pictures. This was good news as I was thinking it may never get any smaller. They prescribed a new medicine for me today. At this point of my treatment, my mouth has a lot of things going on on the inside that we need to be awhere of. The radiation plays tricks with teeth,gums, and tongue. Radiation will zap most of the fluoride from you teeth and mouth. After RT is done , I have to put fluoride on my teeth everyday. I have trays for my mouth that will hold the fluoridde in place. It looks just like a mouth guard. The medicine they gave me will kill a certain type of fungus that attaches itself to the roof of your mouth. She did see signs of it and was suprized that she didn't see it before. Everyone who has RT in the head and neck area will get this. Kari was really excited today because I gained 1.5 lbs. this week. She has been really trying to get me to drink more each day but, it is a tough thing to do. I am full but I need to have 2 more cans.She is doing a great job though, I would be down to 150 lbs. if not for her. So Day #15 is done. Now, let's see how I sleep tonight. Going to watch American Idol. Oh , also,
I almost forgot Day #15 15 Down and 20 To Go