3 weeks into therapy!

The 3rd week I really started to feel the cumulative affects of chemo and radiation. I hadn't lost any hair the first 2 weeks but boy did it start coming out in the 3rd week. It was everywhere. My sheets and towels needed washing every day. I'd wake up with hair in my face and mouth and hair on my tooth brush. It was coming out in lumps. So I got it cut off. No one will probably notice because half the men in Summerfield are bald. I'll blend right in. So I'll be the bald guy in the golf hat, if you can find me. But there is a silver lining to this dark cloud. I shaved a week ago and it's just like I shaved yesterday. Usually I shave every 2 or 3 days. If not, I start getting hell from Mel who threatens to cut off my supply of orange slices. Now that I mention it, Jim, you could shave more often as well. There were days we played together that we both looked pretty rough. The radiation has had it's side affects as well. A nasty reflux in my throat and swallowing has become very difficult. I'm now eating mainly soft foods, such as mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and ice cream. That sounds like a kids delight, but with my taste buds pretty much destroyed nothing taste very good. So, when I eat, I pretty much have to force myself to get it down. But there is some good news. My latest CAT scan shows that my tumor has shrunk to less than half. A very significant change and it shows that the therapy is working.