I got a nice little surprise this morning. I had my latest round of scans Monday morning. My appointment with the Oncologist to go over the results was scheduled for Wednesday but had to be moved to next week because of a business trip. But this morning I had a follow-up with the Radiation Doc and he jumped right in and went over my scan results so I didn't have to wait until next week after all.

Scans were clean. Still Cancer Free.

I think I now go to 6-month cycles for my scans but I do have to wait for next week's Oncologist appointment to confirm that.

I finished several of the "Vital Stim" treatments I mentioned in December. That's electrical stimulation to improve swallowing. I've seen incremental improvement there but not wholesale improvement by any stretch. I have a Video Swallow Study January 19th that will gauge my improvement a little more scientifically than "Cliff's opinion", but I'm expecting the conclusion to be "Oh well, we tried".

Things are going well in general. Struggling to stay warm and to keep my driveway free of snow, but I feel good. Haven't gained any weight back and I still have a limited repertoire at the dinner table, but other than that all's well.

I hope everyone had a good and safe holiday season.