The day has finally come. It has been a very long road, but Robert can now eat and swallow a little bit. Some of our Beavers Bend friends brought us Baked chicken, green beans, mashed potato’s, pecan pie and bread. Well Robert fixed him a plate and between tears he is able to get some down. He said he forgot how good chicken tasted. He has drank about 32 ounces of tea also. What a happy day in the Goodner residence this is. I can not tell you how good it looks to actually see Robert eating. Many prayers have been answered today. Wanted to share the news with you as soon as possible. Ya’ll have a great weekend we will for sure……
Love,
Judy and Robert
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Message From Robert
April 19 2007
Thursday
I just wanted to update a little, I know it’s been about 3 weeks since my last update but my mouth has been so sore I haven’t felt like doing much. My left side where the radiation was concentrated most is still swollen and it really hurts. My throat feels like as if you would have a bad case of strep throat, but now I have started to be able to swallow my saliva and it really is uncomfortable. I try everyday to swallow water, tea but my throat is just not ready yet. I am very thankful that I am not going to get dry mouth. My radiation Dr. said when you contract dry mouth it usually takes up close to a year for your saliva to return. I go back to Paris next Wednesday for my radiation Dr. wants to check and see if I am still hydrating myself properly. That is the most important thing you have to stay on top of is hydration. Believe me I know from experience. I have put more Gatorade and water through my feeding tube than the law should allow. I pray everyday maybe in the next coming weeks I will be able to swallow and start trying to eat a little. You don’t know what it’s like when it’s taken away from you. I told Judy when we get to go out to eat it’s going to take a little longer because I am going to be thankful for every bite I take!! The following week I go back to Baylor for Dr. Oxford to run a camera down the back of my throat to check and see if the radiation got everything. After that I go back every 6 weeks for a year and get a CT SCAN to make sure I am clear of Cancer. Then the second year it’s every 3 months. I want to thank everybody for your prayers, calls, cards, your comments on the blog, it really means a lot to me. Most of all I give God thanks for giving me the strength and direction to get through this setback in my life!! I will post again soon. See ya’ll later.
Thursday
I just wanted to update a little, I know it’s been about 3 weeks since my last update but my mouth has been so sore I haven’t felt like doing much. My left side where the radiation was concentrated most is still swollen and it really hurts. My throat feels like as if you would have a bad case of strep throat, but now I have started to be able to swallow my saliva and it really is uncomfortable. I try everyday to swallow water, tea but my throat is just not ready yet. I am very thankful that I am not going to get dry mouth. My radiation Dr. said when you contract dry mouth it usually takes up close to a year for your saliva to return. I go back to Paris next Wednesday for my radiation Dr. wants to check and see if I am still hydrating myself properly. That is the most important thing you have to stay on top of is hydration. Believe me I know from experience. I have put more Gatorade and water through my feeding tube than the law should allow. I pray everyday maybe in the next coming weeks I will be able to swallow and start trying to eat a little. You don’t know what it’s like when it’s taken away from you. I told Judy when we get to go out to eat it’s going to take a little longer because I am going to be thankful for every bite I take!! The following week I go back to Baylor for Dr. Oxford to run a camera down the back of my throat to check and see if the radiation got everything. After that I go back every 6 weeks for a year and get a CT SCAN to make sure I am clear of Cancer. Then the second year it’s every 3 months. I want to thank everybody for your prayers, calls, cards, your comments on the blog, it really means a lot to me. Most of all I give God thanks for giving me the strength and direction to get through this setback in my life!! I will post again soon. See ya’ll later.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
April 15, 2007
Sunday
Well it has been just a little over 2 weeks since Robert’s last radiation treatment. Robert’s face is completely healed, he has no more sores on the outside of his face and his skin is a pink color. Robert now has a wisdom tooth trying to come through on his left side, where most of the radiation was concentrated. We talked to my Uncle Gary who is a dentist and he told Robert to gargle with warm salt water and take his pain medicine and he can use an ice pack until we can talk to the doctor. I called the radiation doctor and they said Robert can not have any dental work done for 6 months, so we are hoping that tooth will not give him much trouble. Robert has good days and bad days, but more good than bad now. He still has to take pain medicine on a regular basis and still can not swallow due to the pain in his throat, but he tries everyday. He wants to be able to drink or eat anything so bad. He will try to drink tea or have a popsicle, but his throat is still not ready. He is much closer to being able to swallow than he was a couple of weeks ago, so I know after a couple more weeks he will be eating everything in sight. I can’t wait for that day. Thanks again to all for your thoughts, prayers and encouraging words.
Judy and Robert
Sunday
Well it has been just a little over 2 weeks since Robert’s last radiation treatment. Robert’s face is completely healed, he has no more sores on the outside of his face and his skin is a pink color. Robert now has a wisdom tooth trying to come through on his left side, where most of the radiation was concentrated. We talked to my Uncle Gary who is a dentist and he told Robert to gargle with warm salt water and take his pain medicine and he can use an ice pack until we can talk to the doctor. I called the radiation doctor and they said Robert can not have any dental work done for 6 months, so we are hoping that tooth will not give him much trouble. Robert has good days and bad days, but more good than bad now. He still has to take pain medicine on a regular basis and still can not swallow due to the pain in his throat, but he tries everyday. He wants to be able to drink or eat anything so bad. He will try to drink tea or have a popsicle, but his throat is still not ready. He is much closer to being able to swallow than he was a couple of weeks ago, so I know after a couple more weeks he will be eating everything in sight. I can’t wait for that day. Thanks again to all for your thoughts, prayers and encouraging words.
Judy and Robert
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