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It’s been a week since my appointment with the Radiation Oncologist, Dr. K. Thankfully not the same Dr. Kay from the (imo) disappointing final season of Stranger Things. My Dr. K is Dr. Teessa Perekattu Kuruvilla. Not that Kuruvilla is too hard to say. She just calls herself Dr. K so that’s what I do too. Maybe Kuruvilla sounds too similar to Cruella De Vil and she’s a dog lover or something so she just uses Dr. K. Who knows. Confirming What We KnewThe visit itself was pretty straightforward. We just had more information now which confirmed the original plan.…

Did you know that “follow up” is only spelled “follow up” if it is a verb? Otherwise, when it is a noun or adjective you should spell it follow-up. Things like this make me wonder what the hell people were thinking as the English language developed. Like no one is reading a sentence and going “they spelled follow-up like it is a noun, but I think they meant it to be a verb. I’m so confused, and now I can’t figure out what to do.” There are many things on my list of what to do if I should ever…

There really isn’t too much going on this week. Rest and relaxation would almost be a good way to sum it up. Except relaxation is a bit difficult when it feels like you are swallowing razor blades at times. So it’s more like rest and grimacing. Or rest and clenching. Or rest and whimpering. You get the idea. One Week Post DischargeA week ago today I was discharged. Part of the discharge process was a swallow study. The intriguing thing is there is no good way to look at your throat. This isn’t one of those “Open up and say…