It’s been awhile since I have been back to this blog. After treatment was finished, it was time to hit the ground running. By now food taste have almost all come back. Everything taste good, but it’s a little different than I remember. Fast food taste a little more like fast food now, so in a good way treatment has made me cut back.
I had my 1 year cat scan and everything looked clear. I think this means that they will see me once every 6 months now. Thank god for Obama Care! My health care came up to renew since I was on Cobra, and the company that found my cancer and treated my cancer told me that if I re-applied I wouldn’t pass the pre-screen. Luckily I was able to go through the website and apply for coverage. I’m paying a little higher premiums, but get to keep the same doctors. The medical part is the part only cancer patients get to experience in a whole new light.
There is a side effect still lingering. It’s this terrible ringing ear. The one on my left side where I had radiation. The doctor thinks this may be a permanent side effect from radiation. There is just a constant rining in that left side. Some days it will drive you mad, but luckily most days I’m too busy to notice it.
One cool update is that my friend and I formed a new webdesign and video production company in 2013 and things have been going great. Business keeps me busy. You can check out all that we do here web design Vancouver WA.
There are still things I want to add to this blog especially in the food area.
Well I find this blog extremely supporting I was informed that I have MASC last week and I have not idea what I will go throw. Thank you
I was diagnosed with MASC in July 2013, following several years of my question a lump in my jaw, fillowed by a clear biopsy, followed by the lump growing back which turned into a surgery to remove the 3cm lump. All the time I was reassured it was not cancerous. You can imagine my shock to find out it was MASC. I completed 24 radiation treatments, ending in October 2013. I admit that I have just started feeling well again in the last few months. I had my post treatment check ups every 3 months, receiving my one year clear just before Christmas.
Its an experience but so many unknown things about this type of cancer.
Thank you for writing this blog. I was told that less than 50 people worldwide have this so… we are unique peeps!
Keep being strong.
Robyn
Yes, thanks so much for writing this blog. I was diagnosed with MASC of the parotid gland in Oct of 2014 with surgery in Nov 2014 to remove the mass. I just completed 21 of 33 radiation treatments today. I keep coming back to your blog to see what to expect next on this journey. Thank you for sharing your experiences on a topic that has very limited information available.