Day#20 20 Down and 15 To Go

Day#20 Wednesday January 20,2010
First of all , Happy Birthday to my sister Wendy. Hope she is felling better today.
My RT treatment today was fine. It seemed to only last about 3 mintues but I know it was 16 minutes.My mask has been real tight on my face for at least the last 3-4 treatments. The reason is , even though I have been loosing weight, my face is swelling due to the radiation. The back of my neck is really starting to scar. My whole face is stiff and I have to put jell,lotion, what ever I can get ,on my face 4-5 times per day. My throat is the worse part. I still have gotten no relief from that pain. I want to drink something cold sooooo bad! This is the worse part. I can put it in my mouth but, it take about 10 swallows to get a teaspoon of liquid down. My throat is so swollen that the passage way is smaller than the lead in a pencil. I open the fridge and just look at all the good things to drink. There is : water, juice,milk, strawberry milk, chocolate milk, V8 juice, white grape juice, cranberry juice and on of course the reliable Ensure. I would gladly take anyone of the but I can't. The pain to swallow is so darn bad. I hope this wears off soon.
Well, nothing else to report today. Just hope to be able to drink again soon.
Also, get this, 20 Down and 15 to go.