Two months ago today, I was in surgery. The cancer was coming out.

[Solly Mack]

9. Excellent news on the cancer being fully removed!

I was still recovering 5 years after my cancer surgery/radiation/chemo. Honestly, it took a decade for some things to seem normal again. Some foods and drinks still taste bad, causing me to avoid them. My body still hasn't gone back to before and never will. I went from no working salivary glands to sporadically working salivary glands over that decade plus, and that's not the improvement you would think.

I still did what I wanted to the best of my abilities, compensating for any changes by resting a little more or learning a new way of performing a task.

I was cancer-free after my surgery. The treatments afterward were SOP for my type of cancer.

One day at a time, Peggy. That's all you have to do. You are recovering. The cancer is gone. You're alive. Now it's one day at a time. Do what you can do and don't berate yourself. Reach beyond your new limitations a little at a time and you'll see progress.

I'm hoping to read your 10 years later post.