The last post-surgery visit

The surgeon has cleared me for radiation and light chemo treatments. My first visit with the oncologist is April 15, when I will find out about the schedule for post-op treatments. It's taken me about 2 extra weeks after the surgery to get cleared for the treatments. My surgery was St. Patty's day (March 17). It's normally 2 weeks from surgery to radiation, which would have been March 31 (my birthday). With the 2 extra weeks, mine starts on Tax Day (April 15). These are really easy dates to remember. My first surgery was March 13, which was a Friday the 13th.

There is absolutely no regrowth of the lump that was removed. Something caused it to grow rapidly when it first appeared. Whatever caused that rapid growth seems to be gone. I've got some "lumpy" stuff in my neck and throat, but that is normal based on the surgery I had, and will eventually disappear.

I should expect to talk in a hoarse whisper through the entire remaining treatments. I'm supposed to start recovering my normal voice in June. There was nothing found on my vocal cords and nothing done surgically to them. The hoarseness is a result of the feeding tube and another tube that was in my throat during the surgery.